With temperatures reaching sixty-five, we New Yorkers had a glimpse of spring today. It was sunny, warm, and beautiful outside. I put away my hat and gloves (that I wore just last week), which pretty much guarantees we’re in for a snowstorm soon! Hopefully, not. Spring officially begins this year on Sunday, March 20. It is only twelve days away! Did you know that Meteorologists consider March…
Getting older is more challenging than I ever imagined. For example, I never thought I would write a blog post on how to create a plan for surviving life after a tragedy. Yet, here I am. This past weekend, I celebrated my sixty-second birthday. Not bad for someone who thought they wouldn’t make it past thirty. I was a mess when I was younger, but I was…
There is a lot of commotion today because the date is a palindrome, and it falls on a Twosday. Are you celebrating 2/22/22 on this historic Tuesday? A palindrome is a date that stays the same whether you read it backward or forward. Here’s a USA article that describes today in detail: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/02/22/twosday-2-22-22…
Yesterday was the anniversary of my mom’s death. Yet, after twenty years, my mom’s advice still lives in my head. She has still been guiding me in her absence. She was seventy-one years old when she left us. Her mom had lived to be eighty-nine, so I foolishly thought she wouldn’t leave us so early. She spent her last day frolicking around…
When you have been married 30+ years, Valentine’s Day doesn’t seem as much fun as it once was. So, in the spirit of outwitting life, I’ve come up with three unique but cheap ideas to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Would you like to bring back some fun to February 14 also? On my husband and I’s first Valentine’s Day…
Tragedies can make or break us, depending on how we handle them. But, can tragedies result in positive change? I believe so, but I think a “catch” goes with it. Being the logically minded person I am, I would assume that anything that sparks positive change would be good. But, what if it’s not? What if it is a tragedy? Could a tragedy be manipulated into…