We have a sock problem at our house. As many as 30 unmatched socks are stacked up waiting for mates. The sock hit the fan this weekend when I combined the socks in our bedroom closet with the socks in the laundry room, all waiting for mates. Some have been waiting a long time! I…
self reflection
Slice of Life Tuesday: Expected Words
As many of you have written over the last few weeks, I am at a loss today as far as what to post. My head is swirling with phrases, statements, admissions, and retorts but none seem to say what I would like. Nor do I relish the swift backlash that social media tends to release…
Learning to Like Audiobooks
My son joined Audible with his email and my credit card. I knew about this of course, but it was over a year ago. Since then, the credits accumulated. He, a college student at the time, did not read much for pleasure. And, I – well, I forgot about it, until recently. A couple of…
Slice of Life Tuesday: Why We Need Art
You’d think that with so much time at home, time would seem to slow down, but we all seem busier than ever! Today, already, we picked up my son’s locker contents and returned his Chrome Book, as well as his textbooks to the high school. They had a very efficient system that we whizzed through…
What do we do now?
What do we do about the world today? We sure are in a mess. Since March, the COVID-19 Pandemic has disrupted our communities and systems. Education ceased to be what we knew before. Community groups and gatherings no longer were possible. Things like toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and elastic became hard to find. Friends stopped…
Slice of Life Tuesday: Writing Webinars
Priorities Recently, my writing has taken more of a priority for me and I have been working on it outside of writing my blog. If you read my blog regularly, you might notice that my posts are later in the day. You also might notice my words might not have the conviction or intensity you…
Memorial Day & Patriotic Music
Today is one of my favorite holidays because it is like me – somewhat serious than most! The music speaks to my soul and can shake me to my emotional core. I can listen to those marches, medlies, and hymns over and over and over. And, I do, usually every year! Those that voluntarily defend…
New Poetry: Life is Not Linear & Content at Home
Life is not Linear Are you now who you thought you’d be when you were eighteen? Probably not. Life is not Linear, a straight line where you travel from Point A to Point Z. As much as we want it to be, Life is not Linear. Just like how we cannot…
Slice of Life Tuesday: Making Graduation Week Happy Instead of Hard
Sunday was a gray, overcast day and as it went on, my mood soured. I attributed this change in my emotions to the weather until I went on an errand late in the day. A father, presumably of a 2020 graduate in a neighboring town was in front of me in line at the fabric…










