I have left several workplaces the last few years where I left an indelible mark. I have left nice, fancy hard-to-fill shoes behind for those that follow me. It is not that I am arrogant, I just know my worth, value and contributions. And many others […]
I get out of the elevator and animatedly wave to the building staff at the front desk wishing them a great day ahead and, if time permits, sharing a New York anecdote as I am the New York girl in the building. I then get into the Uber […]
“I see a ship in the harbor I can and shall obey But if it wasn’t for your misfortunes I’d be a heavenly person today” It could be another Manic Monday, but it need not be. Wednesdays tend to be bluer and more depressing as […]
The abandoned buildings throughout their neighborhood were sketchy with rats, possibly raccoons and crazed drug-addled people milling within them. Yet their claustrophobic heatless thin-walled apartments were no safer. They would go down the stairs carefully to not draw attention to themselves. Not that anyone was looking […]
I have a few more decades before I hit the age of 69. However, it scares me. Just this past week both David Bowie and Alan Rickman (Professor Snape) died from cancer at the age of 69. Ok. Truth be told, cancer also scares me. I truly hope […]
Today my son had his first ferris wheel ride. When he got back down to Earth he squeeled uncontrollably as he noted “that was awesome”. And in that moment I was reminded of one of the great delights of having a child-especially one that loves the world. As […]
Here goes my morning rant…… I don’t quite know why but I was shocked this morning when my son announced that he was going to stop playing his game for the moment because he had reached a certain stage in its progress. See, he had set a goal […]
Christmas in Los Angeles is something I have thought of in the past as a vacation or as something that I have seen as a quirky occurrence on television shows such as 90210 or Melrose Place. I had no idea last year when I was celebrating Christmas in […]
My little boy is my world. Everything he does makes me either laugh, smile or ponder the beauty few the world. He has smiling eyes as he is a happy go lucky seven year old. Can I hope that he will always be that way? […]
Everyone has a secret garden even in the urban jungle. A place to go, heal the body and develop strong legs that take one far. It’s a place to run to when the demons are chasing. At the age of 12 she was ready to have […]