Today I had time to spend between work and a dinner with a friend, so I went shopping, took my wedding ring to a jeweler, visited the beach and had a glass of wine at my favorite wine bar… by myself. And I sat there feeling perfectly comfortable at the wine bar and asking myself,... Continue Reading →
One Last “It’s All About Meeeee”
I recognize that this blog is quite self-serving. But I need to tell someone this stuff as I go through it, and my faithful 15 readers give me just the encouragement I need. Maybe all this will end up in a book someday. At least, that's what I tell myself to justify being so self-serving.... Continue Reading →
Blooming
I had some roses in a vase this week, cut from a bush in the back yard. Most of them had run their course and were starting to drop petals but there was one bud that hadn’t yet opened. When I went to throw out the overblown roses I noticed the water had evaporated and... Continue Reading →
It’s a Good Day To Succeed…. Tomorrow.
Tonight I had to introduce myself at a Bible study and I froze and couldn't remember my name. In my defense I got a concussion in December that I am not allowed to talk about due to litigation. Because it was at a department store and a sign fell on my head. And also a... Continue Reading →
The Last Straw
It has been called to my attention, by someone with the degrees to speak to these things, that my husband is a narcissist. My first reaction was denial. Surely this kind, gentle, loyal man who wouldn't hurt a fly, surely this absentminded professor, surely HE isn't a narcissist. Everyone loves him. He's so congenial. He's... Continue Reading →