One of my favorite things to do on vacation is nothing. Especially these days where I am mobilely challenged. I travel a tremendous amount for work. Typically, I don’t add extra days for sightseeing. It tends to be travel day, work days, travel day. Frequently, these can stake up one after the other. For instance,…
Frequently, I’m asked how I keep such a positive outlook, day in and day out. I’m not a Polly Anna by any stretch of the imagination. Rather I firmly believe if you can do something about a situation do it. If not, let it go. I know we’ve heard these words before and from a…
As I work to complete the 2020 challenge (run/walk 2020 miles in 2020) I find myself missing running more and more. I miss the runner’s high. I miss the races. I miss the camaraderie. Several legacy moments spring to mind when I think about the days I would race. I knew I could never place…
As my husband is a few years older than I we had always known at some point I would be his caregiver. Little did we expect it would happen the other way first. He has been amazing through all of the surgeries; by my side all the way. After we’d transition to home he’d be…
I’ve always enjoyed volunteering. I don’t recall all of the opportunities, but some will stay with me forever. As a young teenager, I volunteered with an organization called ANCHOR (Answer the Needs of Children with Handicaps through Organized Recreation). During the summer there was a camp on the beach for ten weeks. It was a…
Growing up we never had a housekeeper, with eight of us there was always a chore list of who was responsible for what. As a single mom, I found it more of a necessity than a luxury. Over the years I’ve had some amazing housekeepers, some with interesting quirks. When we lived in Southern Maryland,…