Growing up in a home with a Mexican mom and a military dad, my life was full of family, culture, and tolerance. At that time in the 70’s, our meals were limited to what my mom could find at the… Read more >
If you haven’t caught any of the latest media trends, like the reality television show Tiny House Nation or the website www.theminimalists.com, then you may want to take a look, particularly if you are thinking about downsizing your life and… Read more >
Music is such a therapeutic escape. Songs have the ability to move you on an emotional and physical level. Like a mood-altering drug, music can make you cry or it can lift you up. Maybe you’ve had an exhausting day… Read more >
It happened one weekend as my husband and I were walking into the grocery store…a senior moment, actually two moments. First senior moment was forgetting the coupons in the car. The second was forgetting where we parked the car. How… Read more >
Recently, while attending our youngest son’s university parent orientation for incoming freshmen, I had to make a visit to the restroom during the parent transition talk. Unfortunately the older I get, the smaller my bladder gets. As I hurried through… Read more >
Recently I called my oldest son to check in on him at college. Just before ending our conversation he asked if I was an emotional mess and to my surprise, I couldn’t help but to burst out laughing! And then… Read more >
Finally a quiet house. The house stays cleaner. Laundry no longer resembles a small mountain. Vehicles are no longer full of backpacks and sports bags and equipment. No more special meals for picky eaters…unless they are visiting of course. Cooking… Read more >
Blogging has been a therapeutic hobby as I deal with the empty nest phase. The best remedy for that feeling of sadness and worry is to keep busy doing something you love or to learn something new so you don’t have time… Read more >
Late summer marks the time when many teenagers move away from home to attend colleges and universities, near and far. Other recent high school graduates join the military while others opt to move out, work and experience independence. We, as… Read more >
Growing old is a phase in life that many of us don’t like to think about let alone talk about. Aging is kind of a conversation killer at most get togethers. But in retrospect, aging has come a long way…. Read more >