• Style,  Well-being

    Be a First-Rate Original of Yourself

    Identity As women, we tend to define ourselves by the roles we take in life: daughter, girlfriend, wife, mother, grandmother; but also peacekeeper, cook, housekeeper, chauffeur, tutor, and the list could go on. In addition, we compare ourselves to others who we know who also identify in those roles. These roles battle for our identity and change constantly. Over the past year, I’ve added a new role to my life – the role of widow. The role has me struggling with my identity more than the role of divorcee did. One evening, I even told my adult children that I didn’t really know who I was anymore. After my husband…

  • Well-being

    You Have Magic within You!

    Your Own Personal Magic. Magic? If you think magic is only the sleight-of-hand tricks used by magicians and illusionists, you are only partially correct. If you think magic is only practiced by people who delve into the occult, you are…

  • Well-being

    September, A Time for Transition

    Last night, as I prepared my The ONE, The EVERYTHING Notebook for September, I realized that September is a month of transition. The days are growing obviously shorter and will until December 21. The heat is subsiding for most of…

  • House & Home

    Why I Care About the Stuff in the Garage

    Part 3 in a 5-part series on Living Simply Decluttering and cleaning in the midst of holding on to items that my great-grandparents owned is extremely difficult. March 1, 2021, the blossoms on the Bradford pear trees drew my attention.…

  • Style,  Well-being

    Wearing Make-up Doesn’t Make You Beautiful

    Do I stop and admire people? Of course, I do, especially the beautiful people that glow from within. Usually, those beautiful people proudly wear their scars because the scars are part of their life stories. Usually, those beautiful people present…