Losing a family member is devastating. When my mom died my worst nightmare had come true. I couldn’t believe I no longer could talk to her and have her fret over my travel. When I my dog died, a year after my mother on a Friday the 13th, […]
They slowly left their house to start their family walk. They loved this time of day where they could just connect, hold hands and leave their electronics behind. Not many people were doing that these days. But they understood the importance. Sadly, too many people in her family […]
I had a very chatty Uber driver the other day. Too chatty as I often use my car rides as a time in which I hold business calls. That particular ride I could not do any business and maybe it was for the best. Actually, I tend to […]
Sometimes we are buried so deep in our day-to-day minutia we miss some of the bigger things in life. Sometimes we can’t help but be buried in those small bits. Conversely sometimes we can’t help but just be focused on that big picture. Perspective is often […]
He presented himself as a sad, broken man. He sat across from her with his head hanging low with a furrowed brow. Something was wrong but she was convinced it wasn’t a broken spirit. He was lying with his posture. But what was he masking? Everyone in the […]
Upon waking up she went into her bathroom closet to grab her medications. She then smelled this weird chemical odor and she sniffed around to find its cause. She wondered if it was coming from her. She then wondered if she was dead. What proof did she have […]
Some might say she is a hoarder. But she doesn’t agree with such a characterization. She likes to characterize herself as a memory banker. Every single bit in her house, down to the straw, has an attached memory. She likes to make a lot of deposits. But she […]
I have restarted this post several times trying to find the right words. But this one is hard. And not because of any reason other than I don’t want to sounds like I am being snarky or funny. Because my concern is serious. Last year four people […]
My cross-country move is done. The year is rapidly coming to an end. And, I still have to unpack and think through how I want to lay out my furniture, art work and belongings. This is quite a lot of work considering I own a lot of art […]
This has been a particularly brutal week. I mean intense and long and tiring. I was in a building lockdown due to a code blue. Or was it code red. I can’t even remember. I had to handle last minute meetings for which I was not originally invited […]
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