This is my first day as a 43-year-old. I had a wonderful birthday yesterday and am excited for this year ahead, career-wise and otherwise. Let’s get into the roundup: Quote of the week:“With freedom, books, flowers, and the moon, who could not be happy?” –Oscar Wilde What I’m reading:I’m almost done with Hello Beautiful by — Read More

This is my last week as a 42-year-old. I have no sadness about birthdays. I love celebrating a year of being alive (even though this past year was particularly difficult for me). I’ll be doing a lot of thinking this week on what will be ahead for my next trip around the sun. Until then, — Read More

Well, I missed last week’s roundup (was a hectic week, punctuated by illness). I’m now experiencing the magic of antibiotics (#earinfection #itneverends) so I’m rejoining the land of the living. Quote of the week:“I don’t want to get to the end of my life and find that I just lived the length of it. I — Read More

The end of September! This is my favorite time of year. My daughter’s birthday and my birthday are in October. I have always loved Halloween. I enjoy cooler mornings and evenings, and I’m one of those weird people who does not mind the earlier sunsets. Bring on Fall! Quote of the week:“No matter where life — Read More

I have no deep thoughts to start off this post, so let’s get into it! Quote of the week:“I think of the trees and how simply they let go, let fall the riches of a season, how without grief (it seems) they can let go and go deep into their roots for renewal and sleep… Imitate — Read More

Happy Labor Day weekend! Here’s the roundup: Quote of the week:“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” –Rumi What I’m reading:Count the Ways by Joyce Maynard. I’m about halfway through and…wow. What a moving book. The writing — Read More

Hope everyone is headed into a relaxing weekend. My brain has been foggy all week. This morning, I was completely confounded about what had happened to my coffee mug and then the microwave dinged and I realized I had put it in there. Wow. So, let’s get into it… Quote of the week:“The daily routine — Read More

This week went by fast, didn’t it? Let’s get to it… Quote of the week:“I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches. If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wise, since everyone suffers. To suffering must be added mourning, understanding, patience, love, openness and the willingness to remain vulnerable. All these and other — Read More

Howdy! Hope you have had a good week. I am still not feeling like myself since Covid. I had no idea the recovery from “mild” Covid would be so hard. The fatigue and brain fog are just now starting to subside for me (I’m almost 3 weeks out). I’m hoping to get back to normal — Read More