Empty Nest Redux, Redux

Dec 1, 2022 | Parenting | 2 comments

I’ve claimed an empty nest on and off for the past four years. Each time I’ve been wrong, but I’m willing to try again. In September, our sweet dog left us for squirrels in the sky and in October, our youngest chose to move away from his parents who were annoying the...

An Ode to Ginger

Nov 22, 2022 | Relationships | 9 comments

At the end of September, we put our most favored family member to sleep. Our sweet Goldendoodle, Ginger, who was just shy of sixteen years, let us know that it was her time to leave this earth. She’d chased all of the squirrels, deer, coyotes, and rabbits off of our...

What Are We Really Craving?

Oct 7, 2022 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem, Relationships

Recently, a dear friend reached out to me to tell me she was not in a great space emotionally. She didn’t want coaching or therapy from me. She really wanted me to hear her and to be witness to her feelings without trying to fix it or change things for her. The...

My Daughter, My Husband, and Me

Sep 17, 2022 | Parenting

This week, my daughter turned twenty-five years old and my husband turned sixty years old. When we brought our baby girl home from the hospital, it was his thirty-fifth birthday. I was exhausted and overwhelmed and when we walked in the door, I handed him our daughter...

You Never Call Me

Sep 8, 2022 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem, Relationships | 1 comment

Do you have friends who complain you don’t call them? I have very few friends who say that to me. Maybe that’s because they’ve stopped being friends with me! It’s such an interesting comment and one that I use to react to defensively. “Well, I’ve been working so...

Back To School? Not This Year.

Aug 27, 2022 | Parenting

For the first time in many years, I will not be sending a child off to school. My oldest is in graduate school, but he lives with his wife and I’m not paying so it doesn’t feel as if I’m actually sending him off. Every August, for many years, has been a busy time...