I texted a friend of mine to learn details about life in her 40s. I wanted to know what she was experiencing in this new decade I am...

I am an adult. At least I hope I am. Apparently, laws aside, no one agrees on the definition. For fun, I did a little research, but it...

My smart phone photos have become a journal for me. A visual journal. As a wordsmith, I love to type, text and tango with words, but on...

I really wanted to be a plant lady. I would see these amazing pictures on Pinterest of lush living rooms and kitchens that have an...

I was in Stratford-Upon-Avon with a friend, doing the whole Shakespeare experience. (Don’t you love that England is rich with towns that...

There is a little café I liked to eat at when I lived in Turkey. It served high quality, lovingly created food. The cakes were so tall,...

My husband cracked me up with a meme the other day that essentially said (paraphrased): Having kids makes you realize how stupid your...

Many people dream, I know this. But let me ask you, does the dream version of yourself typically accept the strange situations in dreams...

I’m making a point to enjoy things I did when I was younger. Obviously, I’m talking age appropriate things. The purpose is to...

I recently looked over at the mug sitting next to me on the table: it read “wifey.” And while it’s not a super big deal, as I’ve been a...

I keep hearing that “older” people are on Facebook, and that it’s not really used so fervently by the generation after me. Well, I guess...

My friend had a neighbor who liked the fancy things in life. She would wear ball gowns and put elegant jewelry on her cats instead of the...

I’m not a counselor, so this is far from professional advice: but there is something so encouraging about music that I find healing....

I like to travel, yet I’ve barely touched the surface of what the world has to offer when it comes to antiquities. And when I do...

I had such a hard time wearing high waisted jeans when they came back in style. I realize not everyone cares about fashion and clothing,...

By not being a parent or a guardian to any children, I’ve realized just how deep and multifaceted life really is. Don’t get me wrong,...

I remember one week our living room was three different paint colors. I was a teenager at the time. We had just gotten a new couch, and...

I’ve had to drink a big ole cup of truth about myself. Those things other people do that annoy me? I do as well. ARGH. Why? This horrible...

Sometimes I’ll be in the grocery store shopping for something mundane, like tomatoes, and a certain song will come on that will just...

I’m sure you’ve heard of author and chef Julia Child. I hadn’t given her much thought though until recently, when my parents were telling...