There are times in life that I need a little extra boost of confidence or encouragement. Like when I get a rejection from a bucket list publication. Or a project falls through. Or the scale keeps going up no matter how much I diet. This is when I seek the type of encouragement that borders […]
Bonding Over Shopping And Sports
Many mothers and fathers bond with their sons and daughters through sports. Some go to games together. Some toss balls together. Some huddle together in front of the TV. When my son turns on a basketball game or football game on TV in our den, I sit down on the couch to watch it with […]
Love On The Run
When I was in high school I realized my afternoon dance-a-thons in front of a full-length mirror in my bedroom weren’t keeping me in the girlish shape of my prepubescent youth. Refusing to give up cafeteria glazed donuts, I needed a plan. So I started running. In the 1980s we called it jogging. Use the […]
I’ve Been Called Many Things, Sporty Isn’t One Of Them
If you found yourself on this page, rest assured I haven’t gone all sporty on you and joined a team. No, no, no. That would never happen. I might break a nail. Those of you dear readers who keep up with me, know that I’ve gone back to school. And I thought you might be […]