Do What You Love

For so many years, if you had asked what my hobbies were, I would have strained my brain to think of something that I enjoyed doing just for me. Of course, I had always been a reader, but I kind of put that hobby into the same category as watching TV. While I was raising …

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Clarity

2018 meant many things to many people.  For me, it was the year that I turned 50, which meant that it was a year of reflection.  For the first time, I celebrated-- actually celebrated--- my birthday month of July.  I bought t-shirts that announced my age and the year that I was born.  I reminded …

If Baseball is Life, What Do I Do Now?

  I think we all have some way of defining ourselves-- something that we do or love so much that it eventually describes who we are.  For me, it was being a baseball mom.  It was more than just being the mother of a baseball player.  Of course, I would have become a fan of …

I Need Wine… NOW.

It's Friday.  No... listen to me.  It's not just any Friday.  It's the Friday before SPRING BREAK.  Yeah.  You get it now.  It also happens to be St. Patrick's Day, and I work at an elementary school.  NOW you really understand, don't you? The Friday before spring break is pretty close to bedlam when you're surrounded …

I Should Have Taken French

Growing up, I was fortunate to attend a public school that offered a variety of foreign language courses.  I wanted to take them all, but just didn't have room in my schedule to do that, of course.  So, when trying to decide between Spanish, French, or German, I used good ol' teenage logic. My mother suggested Spanish, …

Measuring the Years

After reading one of my favorite blogs, Catching Days,  I realized how important the measurement of time is to us.  We measure time in seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, month, years, and so on.  I've caught myself "stealing a minute" of someone's time, so it must be valuable.   "Time is money." We even bookmark …

Here’s to Firsts

     I've always been a writer at heart.  I have considered putting my thoughts into print for years-- perhaps from the very first time I read a blog.  I hope you'll enjoy your time inside my head. As a kid, I was intrigued by the idea of writing.  That interest began with my love of reading. …