I raised three boys…before social media became the norm. Facebook was around when the kids were teens but it was primarily used to hold my pictures…as I seemed to have missed the Scrapbooking craze. I have one. It’s not finished. I started it fifteen years ago. There are many positives I see in utilizing social…
Read MoreOne of my best friends turned 50 three years ago. I developed a Turning Fifty Toolkit for her to provide some insight into aging from a nursing perspective. What are your thoughts? Did I miss anything? Turning 50 Toolkit Turning 50 is in no way a curse…a death sentence…a loss of all sense and reason.…
Read MoreEric and I typically run/walk the Coronado Bay Bridge Run sponsored by the Military Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) Program. We will miss it this year, as we will be enjoying our oldest sons baby shower and be celebrating the upcoming birth of our first grandson on the day of the walk. I was reviewing…
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I had an interesting thing happen recently at the hospital. During the visit to Eric, I needed to run to the restroom. I use the word “run” in the true sense. If you are in the fifty-year-old age range – you get the reference. If not, just know that eventually, you don’t take chances when…
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Eric and I toy around occasionally with getting a cat. We’ve had several cats during our marriage but have been a catless home for about the last five years. After I read this old blog post, I’m rethinking the whole cat idea… The Connection between Lack of Sleep, Weight Loss and my Cat Let me…
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I got on the scale recently and wondered “how did I get here?” Have you ever watched the people on My 600-Pound Life and wondered how they got there? Do you not also think, “Did you not see a problem when you passed 300?” I reread an old blog and was re-enlightened to why this happens. It…
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I hit the fifteen-year mark for teaching last year. This still surprises me at times…it was not where I expected to end up…but after spending time with a few classes of students yesterday, it makes sense. I’m much happier with the students than I am at my desk. Sometimes I just hang out in a…
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After reading Molly’s blog, Shallow Reflections about National Poetry Month, it only seemed fair to give Poetry some space in my own writing. You don’t have to write poetry to appreciate it. I am, however, a true believer that we all have some form of poetry in us. It can be lyrical and rhyming OR…
Read MoreSix days into my vacation and I’m truly feeling relaxed. I’ll even forgive the crazy bird that continues to visit us at night. Last night, I woke up and decided to fix a cup of coffee before I looked at the clock. It was 1:30am. I stumbled back to bed but not before making a…
Read MoreMy vacation started today…one day early. It’s 4:15am and I’m up. What the heck do these two sentences have to do with one another?? Well…my vacation started today and instead of lounging in bed, sleeping late, my entire household is up listening to a deranged bird serenading us from the trees outside. My sweet husband…
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Mothering, Marriage and Menopause 