From Heartbreak to A New Home, Art, and Love: My 12-Year Writing Journey

Healing Through Writing: Celebrating 50K Blog Views I started writing, while I was going through my divorce, back in December 2014. All due to the advise from my sister, who said “You should write a journal or a blog”. I replied “I don’t know how to do that” With in an hour after we talked, […]

2025, Coping with Loss, Canada Trip, More Injury, Turning 60!

Well, this was quite a year, with some ups and lots of downs. January This year started out with some very sad news. I lost a friend and coworker, that I have known for 25 years. Bill was a really great guy. Always so positive and upbeat, with a smile on his face every day. […]

My Journey of Recovery: Grateful for Support

July 20, 2025 I can’t believe that its been 7 weeks since I broke my knee. This has not been fun at all. I am grateful that I have a small, single story house. I am grateful that I have a walk-in shower. I am grateful that I have a deck, the same level as […]

Doggy Guests #67, #68, #69 plus more

I have really lost track of time. I haven’t written a post since early February! Its been a very busy 2 months! Here’s is an update. First, the doggy guests; Rudy came back for 4 nights in February. Roxy and Chloe also stayed for 2 nights in February Rudy was here again, all of last […]

A busy January and Doggy Guest #66, Sukey

I feel very grateful and fortunate for having a great start to the new year! First, Sukey was here, for the first time, and for just shy of 3 weeks, while her owners were in Africa on Safari. I am so envious. Sukey is a 13 month old Mini American Shepherd. She is beautiful, sweet, […]

A Year in Review: Celebrating Milestones and Memories

Another year for the books. I look back at this year and I realize how busy I was. Even though we are sadly still in this dreaded pandemic, I am surprised at how much I managed to accomplish! The good things; The bad things; Sadly, I lost 2 uncles and an aunt this year. They […]

Embracing Creativity and Connection in Quarantine

It’s been 2 weeks since I have written anything. I haven’t been motivated to write. In fact, I really haven’t been motivated to do anything. I am normally an “on the go” kind of person, when I am not working. Since I work from home, I love to get out of the house, whenever possible. […]

After Uncertainty, Job Security and New Beginnings

For those of you who read my last blog about the uncertainty of the company that I have worked or the last 19 years……….. I STILL HAVE A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Last year, my company laid off about 12 people, so we knew something wasn’t good. This year, they just laid off 5 more. The owners of […]

Taking Risks: Moving for a New Beginning

I haven’t written in a while because I didn’t have much to write about. Life has just been going day by day, with nothing too exciting happening to speak of. I have been trying to keep busy and I did a couple fun things over the summer. I met an amazing person last year and we […]

Setting New Goals for 2016: A Journey of Renewal

I have been writing for a year now. When I look back at what I have written and what I have gone through, I think, wow, I made it through one of the hardest things in life and I think I am doing pretty well, considering. I also sent “the letter”(posted in my previous blog). […]