It seems to me that whenever we get used to something, danger arises. That danger is taking whatever we’ve become accustomed to for granted. Like when we go to sleep at night, we take for granted we’ll find ourselves refreshed in the morning. Or that when we visit a Farmer’s Market, we take for grantedContinue reading “Here It Comes…Well, Maybe”
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Sounds Good!
June is here and with it comes summer, as well as a new calming routine to experience! Yay! While I’ll get to that in a minute, it’s now time to reveal May’s results. Last month I focused on the power of the human touch. Three times a week I set aside 20 minutes to massageContinue reading “Sounds Good!”
…To Sweet Memories
Vacations not only bring us to new places, but offer us new experiences, connecting us to new people. Our trip to Salt Spring Island off the coast of Vancouver, Canada did just that when we spent a week there 30 years ago. In my last post, I wrote about the discoveries we made while there,Continue reading “…To Sweet Memories”
Holding On…
Sitting kitty corner in my craft room is an oak file cabinet that I painted white and trimmed in teal. In it are pendaflex files that contain manila folders that contain pieces of my life. Some are filled with medical records, others pertain to work, and the rest hold bits and bobs from trips we’veContinue reading “Holding On…”
The Same Side
We had been together four years when on that magical evening, June 5, 1987, we got engaged! Like any good daughter, the first people I shared this news with were my parents. Calling them in Massachusetts from California, each took a turn on the phone saying “Congratulations!” And I’m pretty sure in the background IContinue reading “The Same Side”
In My Hands
Yay it’s May! A new month means another calming technique to try. But first, I need to relay that April’s Quest for Calm resulted in the sweet smell of success! I immersed myself in art of aromatherapy. While I planned to diffuse scents of lavender, clary sage, and geranium three times a week for 30Continue reading “In My Hands”
Steeped in Inspiration
In my blog post from July 12, 2021 entitled “Suits Me to a Tea”, I mentioned that I have been a lover, connoisseur, and appreciator of herbal beverages since I was a teenager. When written, I had 12 brands and 21 varieties of camellia sinensis in our pantry. But like any enthusiast, my collection hasContinue reading “Steeped in Inspiration”
Get Out to Get In
From my journal: January 3, 2020, Newbury Park, California “Ugh!…I feel I need to write more short pieces – take a Writer’s Digest course?…do more art – look at Life Book classes?…what activities would be fun?” Whenever I feel uninspired, unproductive, and unmotivated, I am uncreative. When I am uncreative, I am unhappy. Very unhappy.Continue reading “Get Out to Get In”
Are Free to Fly…Fly Away!
It was spring and our unit on Lepidoptera was about to begin. It was my first year teaching and I needed to brush up on my silk moth and monarch butterfly knowledge. I was not only responsible for educating my first graders on their life cycles with books, movies, and diagrams, but with hands-on activities,Continue reading “Are Free to Fly…Fly Away!”
Tell-Tale Signs
An hour after sunrise, in the quiet stillness of the morning, you’ll find us strolling around with our pup in tow. We may head to Wendy or Banyan Park to wander through the grassy fields or paved paths, or to established neighborhoods to meander along tree-lined sidewalks, or maybe to Sycamore Canyon to hike onContinue reading “Tell-Tale Signs”
A Journal Journey 