When your marriage is dying, a slow and painful death, you try to resuscitate it, inject it with passion, jump start it with creativity, take it on a trip, buy it a bauble, flowers, even give it a new baby to liven things up. Some of these solutions work but only for a short period. And then … [Read more...]
I am not ready yet
I catch it out of the corner of my eye and I cannot quite believe it. It brings melancholy and some anxiety. But it is unmistakeable and there it is.It winks at me and I try to avoid its steely glare but there it is that first leaf of Fall and it is only the beginning of … [Read more...]
DNR
She sits on her dock- the one they call "sunset dock"- with her father in the heat of the late July afternoon. Her wonderful mom, his beloved wife, has been dead now over 1000 days. This, some have said, is the magic number of grieving- a trite bit of math for a complex and profound set of … [Read more...]
everyone deals in their own currency
A monetarily rich person- who is very close to me and extremely generous with everyone- said this to me recently. I am not prone to jealousy, but told him I would like a turn in this life at treating people and spoiling them in a material way. I said it looks like so much fun- to be able to give and … [Read more...]
we know, mom
When I first started dating after 16 years of marriage, I thought I was having an out of body experience. It took me a while to see it as a luxury and a gift of the break. I had needed to do it and maybe surprisingly wanted to do it almost right away but I could not speak of it. Although … [Read more...]
6 items or less
There is a current movement started as both an experiment of appreciation and disgust called Six Items or Less. We lucky folk have these moments all the time -we appreciate the abundance that we have - more shoes than feet, more sweaters than cool days and dozens upon dozens of lovely flirty … [Read more...]
the gift of sleep
There are a few gifts that are important to give our children no matter what. We need to teach them what I call "life skills". These include, among other things, manners, looking people in the eye, knowing how to swim, trying new foods, eating a balanced diet and perhaps most important of all - … [Read more...]
well he was wearing a mask after all
Once upon a time there was a mom at a cottage alone with her very young children. They were sound asleep all cosy in the darkness when she heard strange noises. She stood at the top of the stairs listening-the sounds were two burglars plotting the theft. Ohmygod. Will they kill us or just rob … [Read more...]
ROWE ROWE ROWE YOUR BOAT
Results only work environment or ROWE is the brainchild of two former execs at Best Buy. It is based on the concept that people work best at different times and in different ways. Some need the adrenalin of the 11th hour and some like slow and steady; some are early risers and do their best work … [Read more...]
13 going on 30
I wrote to you the other day on my personal blog-My Family is Not Broken-about the blissful week I am having running my art camp (www.artstudioforchildren.com) with 8 incredible teenage girls in a post called This ain't no desk job. This has already been an beautiful experience and it is … [Read more...]
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