So, it turns out that being whisked away for a long weekend in Paris completely unexpectedly is everything it’s cracked up to be. I mean, who knew?! I sure didn’t, but, in the end, I learned. Yes, me…one normal harried, over-scheduled suburban American woman, got to find out what happens when her husband plans and [...]
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Lessons From Paris
Business Travel Separates the Weak from the Strong
Life will test people but I truly believe it’s not actually life’s serious challenges that can do a person in. It’s actually the little things. For me, it’s things as minor as consistent business travel that I often see take down the weak. After nearly 12 years of pretty constant business travel, I can assure [...]
A Lesson in Ebbing & Flowing As Taught By M. Beck
“We live in an up-and-down, ebb-and-flow universe, yet we’d much rather flow than ebb. When we find ourselves in the troughs between the peaks of life, some of us…become resistant. The rest of us…panic.” — Martha Beck I’m writing today while I enjoy a ridiculously lazy afternoon. It’s overcast and drizzly outside and I am [...]
The Things We Do in the Name of Love
My genuinely fear-filled scream reverberated through the house, surprising even me. It’s just that I was caught so off guard. You see, I was walking through the foyer to run upstairs for something when I noticed the area rug in front of the door was all bunched up. That’s normal…I do live in a house [...]
The Teeth
Teeth are a pretty hot topic around here now. I’ve had a relatively good run with my teeth until this summer. During my routine 6 month check up, I was told that I needed a root canal. Yikes. Thankfully, it was not as bad as I had thought and I had [...]
Heart Bypass Surgery And It’s Unexpected Impact
Not much makes me want to bolt. Life has thrown me some pretty massive curve balls over time…as it has many of us…and I tend to take the hit and then put my head down and push through. So, that’s why I was the most surprised of all to find myself in a situation a [...]
Bill Simmons & Me: An Unusual Pair Joined Through Reality
I’m coming clean. I have a habit. One I should have shared long ago, but I was afraid. Thanks to Bill Simmons – an ESPN.com writer, of all people—I’ve decided to come out. I’m a reality TV addict. You know they exist out there…addicts like me…it’s the reason for the plethora of shows on TV…they [...]
Friggin’ 40
I ran today and there wasn’t even danger involved. That’s been my standing rule for nearly 20 years. I don’t run unless there’s blood, scary stuff around or the possibility of someone being maimed. So, why did I run today? Friggin’ 40, that’s why! Turning 40 has been interesting, that’s for sure. They warn you. [...]
The Hussy Who Walks Among Us
It happened. I met a real hussy! It turns out women working all kinds of angles with men live among us all, even at our neighborhood pools and soccer parties. I mean, I knew it. I really did. I wasn’t fooling myself into thinking that my nice, upscale suburban development and neighbors didn’t house a [...]
How far from the Big Chicken?
“Turn right two block south of the Big Chicken.” is still heard on cell phones, radio advertisements and street corners all around the metro area.
Weakness or DNA?
I’m not sure my love of fries is really a weakness. You see, a weakness implies there is an internal struggle going on in one’s mind the moment proceeding the actual announcement that fries are desired. With me, there is absolutely no struggle whatsoever.
That Guy
I have this thing about stereotypes. I know they exist for a reason, but it really, really peeves me when I come across someone responsible for perpetuating them by living them out. Take for example, the guy who sat at the table next to us when we went out to dinner last night. He was [...]
Bootstrapping It
“I’ve decided to bootstrap it,” I said to my husband after ascending the stairs from my basement office to our kitchen where he was standing. “What’s that mean?” he asked. “You know…bootstrap it…pick yourself up by your bootstraps…dust yourself off….push through…hold your head up…move on.” He just looked at me, and, then, clearly still thinking [...]
Party Central
I taught my daughter to shave a few days ago. She’s nearly 12. She’s all they say she should be at this age…silly, smart, cool, beautiful, awkward, uncomfortable in her own skin and trying to find her way. Add in some pure attitude, sass and a wicked brilliance and you’ve got quite a package. She [...]
The Root of Evil
My heart broke yesterday. I heard on the news that the last four miners trapped in a recent coal mine accident in West Virginia were found dead. It’s a sad story no matter how you slice it. More than 25 people lost their lives in the accident, and, as more news stories are filed, there [...]
