Honoring family traditions during Christmas time is so comforting for me. It is what I look forward to every year. What unique family traditions do you enjoy at holiday time? When the kids were younger, we went to Breakfast with Santa. Gosh, I loved that! We’d get them dressed in their Christmas finery and go to Applebees for breakfast. Santa would show up on a firetruck. The entire…
Do you know why you need a sense of humor when your life goes off the rails? Because life is hard, and a sense of humor during tragedy is the best medicine. At least it was for me when diagnosed with breast cancer. Breast cancer is not funny. I did not laugh when the Doctor called me at 10:30 pm to tell me my biopsy was malignant. It was…
We are entering the busiest time of the year. You can almost feel the whoosh of stress that comes with Black Friday, even though it is still days away. Want to make good use of time a priority this holiday season? If you don’t, you will wind up being frazzled and stressed out for the holidays. I am intent on avoiding this at all costs! Do you ever…
It was bound to happen eventually. How are you going to handle Thanksgiving Day when there’s no more kid’s table? Yikes! Your refrigerator is bare. There are no handprint turkeys pasted to it. Your kids are now adults, but they are not yet married. Do you bide your time until the grandkids arrive? Or, do you set up an adult crafting table? In 2020, we all…
It’s not very easy to find the good in having had breast cancer. But, there is one excellent thing breast cancer has taught me. You are never too old to change or try something new. My breast cancer diagnosis resulted in my loss of employment. This loss greatly impacted our finances. It forced us to move from our beloved Floral Park neighborhood to a more affordable area on…
As I write this today, I’m feeling a bit scattered, so I thought it might be fun to jot down some of the everyday musings inside my head. Following are some random thoughts in case you need a chuckle. The Christmas commercials are out already, and we haven’t had our turkey yet. I am feeling old. I remember my mom complaining about this when I was…