10 Reasons I Can’t Live Without My Phone

What’s the one luxury you can’t live without? Like a lot of people, my phone is a luxury I can't live without. Here are ten reasons why. 1. I use phone apps to create collage art. 2. Photography. I have taken thousands of photos on my phone. 3. Document scanning. 4. Instagram 5. Word processor. … Continue reading 10 Reasons I Can’t Live Without My Phone

Sometimes Things Don’t Work Out

I'm writing this from Casco Viejo in Panama. I am doing badly. Leaving the hotel room is a struggle. Twice I have had panic attacks in public. Mental illness is very real. This week my husband has work to do. Our romantic vacation ends tomorrow and we go to a different hotel in another part … Continue reading Sometimes Things Don’t Work Out

A Good Friend Knows Pedestrians Are Speedbumps

What quality do you value most in a friend? What do I mean by that? Well, do you ever drive through a parking lot and get irritated with the dawdling pedestrians? Do you start assigning each of them a point value based on size and how easy they are to catch? Do you know that … Continue reading A Good Friend Knows Pedestrians Are Speedbumps

My Litany of Mostly Crappy Jobs

What jobs have you had? I started babysitting for people other than my parents when I was 11. I put out a flyer on our neighborhood mail boxes advertising myself at $3 an hour. The first family that hired me had a 4 year old daughter and two rambunctious dogs. The girl had a bunk … Continue reading My Litany of Mostly Crappy Jobs

Big Week Coming Up!

On Sunday, my daughter leaves for camp! She's so excited. She went last year and had a ball. Now, going back is all she talks about. On Thursday, my husband and I leave for Panama! I am so thrilled. The first few days are just a romantic trip for my husband and I. I can't … Continue reading Big Week Coming Up!

Dieting is So Hard

I like food, especially rich or sweet foods. Because of a botched surgery, I have limited mobility. I can walk, but not far enough to actually take a walk. I am on medication that causes weight gain. In fact, I have been on several meds that caused weight gain. Between these three things, dieting is … Continue reading Dieting is So Hard

The Problem With Raising Wages, and What it Says About Us As a Society

Saw something someone wrote about cashiers at a store being tracked by management to see how many people they ring up to determine how many hours they'll give to workers on the schedule. This person wrote that this is what happens when menial workers demand 15 dollars an hour. They price themselves out of the … Continue reading The Problem With Raising Wages, and What it Says About Us As a Society

What Do I Want When I Say I Want to Have It All?

What does "having it all" mean to you? Is it attainable? For me, having it all is having tons of one on one time with my daughter. Having it all is giving it all to a sweet, brilliant man who sharpens me as iron sharpens iron. It's having days of beauty, where poetry flows from … Continue reading What Do I Want When I Say I Want to Have It All?