Tell Me What You Don’t Like About Yourself

"Tell me what you don't like about yourself" ask the doctors on Nip/Tuck. For most women this is an easy question to answer. Most of us have a laundry list of things we'd like to change. My hair started graying when I was 13, after two attempts with braces the gap between my two front … Continue reading Tell Me What You Don’t Like About Yourself

The Hill: Choosing the ‘better’ path

My daily workouts normally consist of a walk. I walk down the avenue behind my house and end up at the track for a few laps.  When I'm going around my last lap I begin to mentally prepare myself for the toughest part of the workout: the hill. I dread the hill, it is steep … Continue reading The Hill: Choosing the ‘better’ path

Another year

Since my life began on the 18th of January, I honor the passing of the years more on that day than on the 1st.  Tomorrow is that day and frankly I'm not ready.   I didn't feel that great about turning 38 and I'm really struggling with 39 since it is way too close to 40 … Continue reading Another year

Release

I release the words that tell of my thoughts onto an empty white space. I watch as the different shapes, the circles, the lines across, and up and down flow together to form these words. They magically transform into my sorrows, my joys; my future, my past and the present I now live. They reveal … Continue reading Release

A case of the Mondays

3-Day Adventure Part V When I was gainfully employed I spent most Sundays lounging around the house avoiding the thought that yet another Monday would soon arrive.  Inevitably, sometime between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. it would slowly begin to take over my mind and the list of must-dos for the coming week would replace the … Continue reading A case of the Mondays

Lost and playing Survivor on The Blue Lagoon

3-Day Adventure Part II After a late night of drinks and a lot of driving, spending the night at the ho-motel was just as restful as one might imagine, and not for the reasons one might imagine.  We had an 8:00 a.m. check out time and when the alarm went off at 7:00 a.m. I was … Continue reading Lost and playing Survivor on The Blue Lagoon