Some people see everything through the same lens. No matter how the conversation starts out, it always ends up the same way. Whether their interpretation is through politics, money, aging or relationships, it is predictable and relentless. It always comes down to the same conclusion which is reached through their tinted view. Surprise me! Shake… Read more »
Preparing to move is a huge task. Sometimes it feels infinite, too much to handle, an out of the ball park colossal job. Today I am feeling the enormity of the endless decisions and need for organization. It is so exhausting, it is like pushing a box uphill before the wheel was invented. Crazy involved… Read more »
I laugh a lot. It’s all so funny! Smile, grin, chuckle, belly laugh. I can be washing the dishes and burst out laughing at something that someone said last week. I laugh at myself, too. I really get a kick out of myself and the zany things I do. Yesterday I was feeling so good… Read more »
Yesterday I forgot that it was my birthday. It was only when I checked my phone for messages that I remembered. I was preoccupied with a morning meeting, another frozen pipe and an hour to shower and pack before heading to the airport to visit my son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren for the weekend. Yet amidst… Read more »
Luckily I will be able to sleep tonight. That’s my deadline to finish a project that I have been working on for months. Only fifteen more minutes to go until it is done. My husband and I took huge amounts of pictures of our family growing up. They are in the original camera store envelopes… Read more »
I finally got to the Zen monastery today. But, as things are always different than what you expect, my experience was surprising. I drove two hours through fast food towns and construction to enjoy the last fifteen minutes of beautiful scenery before arriving at the monastery. Upon arriving, I was greeted by chickens roaming… Read more »
Third try to get to Santa Fe. It seemed like everything was going smoothly. I was happy to have an extra day to rest and regroup, and to rethink how I packed. I had packed like I was going on Noah’s Ark…two of everything. I added a few things and took out more, wondering what… Read more »
The saga to Santa Fe continues. I was so excited last night for my flight this morning that I couldn’t sleep. I woke up at 2 am singing in my head “Do You Know the Way to Santa Fe?” My only relief from obsessing over that tune was when I started singing “Oh, Holy Night”… Read more »
My favorite restaurant in Berkeley, CA is Café Gratitude. In addition to serving organic, locally grown products, their mission is “a celebration of aliveness and abundance to honor the earth and ourselves”. The atmosphere is earthy…no television, no loud music…just a warm, cozy fire and simple furniture. The names of the dishes are really fun,… Read more »
Now I have proof that I am changing. The Bloomingdale’s holiday catalog arrived today and there is not one thing in the whole catalog that I want…except maybe the man on page 159. But, seriously, I feel like the models are in a private club and the only way to get in is to buy… Read more »