I love the month of November. While I don’t enjoy the change to the cold weather on the upper east coast, the month is home to my favorite holiday of the year. Also, for three out of the last four years I’ve taken part in the annual National Novel Writing ritual. None of the works have been published, yet, but I find the act of participating in this national group project such … [Read more...]

I have to admit that I'm not one of those people who thrives on change. In fact, I'm the exact opposite. Change has always scared me, and I can recall when I first graduated from college, that I set out to, pardon the pun, 'change' that. I had the great idea that I could reorder my thinking about the process of things around me moving, and somehow make myself naturally okay … [Read more...]

A couple of years ago, I read an article about actresses in their late 20s having cosmetic procedures to preserve their youth. I truly believe that the choice to cosmetically enhance is very personal, and I hold no judgement; but in that moment, I made the decision that I would allow myself to age gracefully. A few years later, I learned that was easier said than done. For the … [Read more...]

Happy New Year! Okay, let me confess that I love the act of making new year's resolutions. I'm so much a fanatic that I don't make a list, but a notebook. I fill the pages with lists of goals, resolutions, hopes, and plans. Then I start with the plan of action and strategic steps. It's a bit excessive, but it feeds my brain's need to organize my collective thoughts. When … [Read more...]

 I recently watched a TED talk by a woman who spent many years working in the daytime soap industry. She talked about the fact that there are many lessons to be learned from soaps, and soap characters; including perseverance, belief in one's self, and that any obstacle can be climbed, and overcome. I have to admit that it got me thinking about something I used to say to my … [Read more...]