Since I have been with the same person for many years it is easy to take him for granted. There he is-sitting on the couch, eating pretzels and watching TV. Of course I still love him and want him to feel loved but grand gestures may be too expensive/time consuming/etc. […]
As the years quietly slip away, I find that I am critiquing myself more than ever when I look in the mirror. Who is that woman in the mirror? She looks familiar. Is that my mother staring back at me? I’m not one for drastic measures, so I thought I […]
As a high-strung person, I pride myself on never being late for appointments, on having an orderly home and being very organized. One of my drawbacks is my anxiety can rise when life does not go exactly as planned. Sometimes, I find it challenging to cope with every day ‘hiccups’. […]
Most vacations begin with packing a suitcase and booking a ticket to whisk me away to some exotic place for a week. However, sometimes due to finances or commitments at home I am unable to actually ‘get away from it all’. Yet I still want to designate that week as […]
Rather than venturing south for my next vacation, I decided to embrace my ‘inner Canuck’ and check out some amazing vacation spots right here in Canada: Visit The Polar Bears Do I like the outdoors? Check. Do I love watching polar bears? Check. Then this Canadian adventure may be one […]
After decades with the same person, even the most passionate may feel that the romance is dying off. Of course I still deeply love my significant other but perhaps that special ‘oomph’ has dwindled down into a ‘ho hum’? Wouldn’t it be terrific to get back that ‘head over heels […]