This past month has seen a hundred situations that make me wonder “what were they thinking?” A case in point: spammers. Every day I clear dozens of spam posts in my websites where people are supposed to write comments about the articles they are reading. On my regional news site where I post announcements and […]
There was a time when my life was so busy with kids, schooling, housework, web work, and church that my life was over-filled. I was like Wonder Woman, powering through every obstacle. From dawn to dark I was always doing something. I’ve never felt more creative and energized. But at the same time, I could […]
Many mornings I wake up with music playing in my head, something that’s been kind of normal for me for decades. I love music, and I guess when the house is quiet, my brain starts playing songs while I sleep. This week I woke up to discover I was hearing a song from the musical, […]
This is my first winter as an empty-nester, and that gives lots of time for reflections about life. Essentially, I am now officially retired as a mother. It’s a career I chose wholeheartedly and was committed to for more than 40 years. And like so many who retire from a career, I find myself wondering […]
My mother-in-law passed away unexpectedly last week. Emotions came like waves, hoping that she would pull through the medical crisis, praying she would show signs of improvement, and then a kind of numb disbelief when suddenly word came that her body was shutting down and this was goodbye. To see her children and grandchildren around […]
In 2014 I was treating for arthritis and fibromyalgia, recognizing that my energy and ability to walk were declining rapidly. I had to literally plan my trips across the house to the bathroom so I could carry things that needed to be put away along the path. I was afraid I’d be wheelchair-bound by the […]
In 1987 we moved here to the Blue Ridge with 5 kids, one of them just a few weeks of age. We loaded two 24-foot U-hauls with all we could pack up and moved. It was so stressful that I actually prayed someone would steal one of the trucks while we slept overnight so we […]
After three years of actively treating lyme/babesia/bartonella with natural remedies and cold laser and PEMF therapy, I am about 75% back to being myself again. I still struggle with walking and muscle rigidity and spasms (think MS symptoms) but my mind is coming back! I am feeling creative and not having so much trouble finding […]
Another song Abby and I recorded.
My daughter Abby and I recorded this together a couple of years ago.
Even with a great spam filter on our server removing 90% of the spam that comes through, every day there are new ones that find their way through the system. Many are annoying, but some are downright funny. Yesterday I got this one. It was called a “Visibility Report” and listed a domain name that […]
There’s nothing like watching a clip from the TV show “Hoarders” to make you want to clean house…and closets…and garage. Clearly, most of those people are suffering a form of mental illness. No rational person would choose to live in a house piled with stuff so high they can only get through a path in […]
