When I was a little girl, my Dad was in the Navy and often he was gone “out to sea” for months and months at a time… My Mom “watched the fort” while my Dad was away.  As I look back now, I am in awe of my Mom and all the things she did with and for my two [...]

Two years ago, on my 57th birthday, I faced my great fears of both heights and flying and jumped out of an airplane at 10,000 feet. Those feet became my greatest feat… On that same day, I decided to create a LIST (a bucket list, of sorts) of 57 Things in 52 Weeks… a LIST of out-of-my-comfort-zone things and/or wish-to-do [...]

I feel so very fortunate that my Mom and my Dad are two of my best friends. I know I speak for myself and my 3 siblings, too, when I say that our parents have always made us feel loved and encouraged in everything we’ve done. I know I gave my parents some challenging parenting moments, especially during my teenage [...]

This Grandma not only knows NASTY. This Grandma loves NASTY. There.  I said it. I can’t remember a time in my life when I wasn’t surrounded with boys… 2 brothers, one a teeny bit older and one a teeny bit younger.  My brothers’ friends were my friends.  And boys, my friends, love nasty. I played recreational boy sports like baseball, [...]

Hmmmmmm. I guess I’d be considered kinda “old” by a 5-year old little guy.  After all, I’m 58… a whole 53 years older than he is. 58 years is alotta life and alotta years and alotta wear ‘n tear. But those years don’t mean anything in the face of a good challenge! All this talk about being “too old” began [...]

It’s always intriguing to me how each moment of our lives has the potential to change everything. Places we go, things we do, people we meet… moments strung together like little knots on a golden thread. I remember with perfect recollection the moment my daughter Jane told me about a woman named Sarah.  Jane and I were driving from the [...]

As part of Team 4all by jofit, Jane and I were sent a 2 workout skorts to review. I’m wearing the 4all Runway Golf Skort. Check out the awesome deep pockets… that lay flat, by the way, when not in use.  I LOVE pockets that seamlessly blend into a garment.  You can’t see the attached shorts underneath, but they are [...]

Something happened to me a couple of weeks ago that I wasn’t quite prepared for… It was a Friday night and my husband and I were taking two of our grandchildren to dinner and then to a movie.  We let the kids choose the restaurant and the movie.  That was the easy part. Where the conversation went with my 10-year [...]

When I was a kid, I would run out of my house in whatever clothes my Mom had washed, ironed and neatly put away… often just the day before.  (Yes, I did say iron.  This was the 50′s and early 60′s!) Everything was cotton.  I remember little tops and shorts and pants and especially the little sun-suits with the little [...]

I’m always up for a good challenge. Growing up squished very closely between 2 brothers made me this way… always keeping up with them.  I developed a keen sense of competition and knowledge of myself at a young age.  I’m still this way.  Challenges, both little and big, spark me. A year and a half ago, on my 57th birthday, [...]