I’m Sick (or Why They Make You Take Vows)

Her head, heavy as lead; Her throat, makes sounds like a goat. South from there sucks too. ………………………………………………………………….. I’m sick. (pathetic cough, grimacing swallow) I have a headache – actually, anything north of my shoulder blades feels like it has been knitted together with steel wire. Stiff, pokey, extra heavy. My sinuses have decide to [...]

Making Choices – My 5 Roles

Embrace the choices: They map your way forward and Soothe the looks backward. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I learned something a few years ago from an executive at my company that has helped me with my work/life balance. He (yes, it was a he) hypothesized that each of us can reasonably have 5 roles in life that we [...]

Deposits and Withdrawals

“Mom… I don’t feel good” A ploy? A ruse? The truth? Ack! Who can ever tell?! ……………………………………………………… There are days I seriously doubt my abilities as a mom, especially when my kids don’t feel well. I have this fantasy that in Little House on the Prairie days the mothers all had this 6th sense about [...]

A Parent’s Responsibility… Childhood Obesity and Georgia’s Campaign

A parent’s challenge: To raise, but not to repeat Our own tragedies. ———————————–  I am veering sharply away from my usual humor into a current serious hot topic. This is a difficult post to write, but I can’t stop composing it in my head, so I decided to put it in writing. There is a [...]

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