There are few days more special to me than September 30, for this day celebrates two of the most extraordinary people in my life-my maternal grandmother and my oldest daughter. Today is my grandmother’s birthday, and it also is the… Read More ›
Month: September 2012
I Am Blessed
For most people, leaving work is the part of the day that they look forward to the most, but for me, arriving at work is one of the best parts of the day. Trust me, I always enjoy ending another… Read More ›
Save Me, San Francisco
Mermaid Fountain in San Francisco, California I have been home from a whirlwind trip to San Francisco for just one day, and I already miss it dearly. I have thought a lot about the trip itself ever since I boarded… Read More ›
Remembering What I Wish I Could Forget
Every September 11th for the past eleven years, I tell myself that I am going to block out the horrible memories and haunting images from September 11, 2001, and make it through the day without shedding any tears. Today marks the… Read More ›
I Left My Heart (Well, part of it anyway) in San Francisco
Thanks to one of my college roommates, Missy B., for sending me this picture from her recent trip to San Francisco! If you’ve read some of my other posts, you have been introduced to some of the places, other than… Read More ›
Making Friends with My Own Worst Enemy . . . Myself
A few years ago, my now 11-year-old daughter received an iTouch as a gift and quickly mastered the art of e-mailing and texting, with me being a favorite recipient, mainly because there were so many restrictions her Dad and I… Read More ›
Sometimes, Slow and Steady Really Does Win the Race
Words of advice found on today’s trail run After not trail running for more weeks than I care to admit, due to reasons legitimate and otherwise, I awoke today determined to return to the trails for a long run and… Read More ›
Defying the Odds
It is amazing the lessons you can learn from the most unlikely sources and from the most mundane situations. For me, today’s unexpected lesson came while cutting my front yard and my backyard. It was a gentle reminder that those “light… Read More ›
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