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From Evolution to Survival: navigating the beauty and challenges of midlife all while fighting glioblastoma terminal brain cancer with grace and dignity.
We were dripping wet when we got into the Lyft on Basin Street in New Orleans, and I hoped it didn’t annoy the driver too bad. A storm rolled in right as we were wrapping up our tour of St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 (go...
There are two principles that can not be disputed, denied, or avoided: First, if you are removed from the world under whatever circumstances, it will go on without you, and there is nothing you can do about it. The merry-go-round is spinning, you will fall...
Oysters. I have always thought they looked like snot on the half shell. The slimy-looking, spillway-smelling, gelatinous sputum (oh my gosh, how crass!) never looked appetizing to me. Then there we were, in the middle of the French Quarter, with cajun-seasoned friends from the bayou,...
I am taken with the notion of romanticizing your life. Influencers offer us glimpses into romanticized living, and I think that’s why we’re drawn to them, even as opulent and out of reach as it might seem. We love soft, glowing candles illuminating patterned textiles...
I hope you’re going to bed tonight with gratitude for an eventful, joyous weekend or with anticipation of an eventful, joyous week to come. I had no real Friday Adventure with my girl to report, as she was gone all week to a church camp...
We don’t say anything. We just try to keep going. There are no words, at least not any we could string together to make sense of it all. Solutions evade us, or brains are clouded with confusion, and about the time we think we have...
Duality. Duality is the concept of opposites, opposing forces at work, contrasting elements. There is light and dark, good and evil, abundance and scarcity, all happening at once. Why is it such a big deal when we clean our house up spotless? We’re so proud....
Our Friday Adventure was nearly compromised after my girl’s gym training was moved to Friday morning from Thursday, AND the painter agreed to come look at my project on Friday afternoon. We managed to pull it off, though, making the decision to stay local and...
Ok, so when I say “chaos”, it’s not really what you think. We are not hoarders (much). There is not a trail from the front door to a delapidated chair flanked by walls of junk and trash. It’s not THAT bad. My house is generally...
Only 4 short weeks and within the last 12 years ago, I would have rather eaten a pair of Reebok Pumps than cook. I didn’t want to stand on my feet in front of a stove. I didn’t want to expend the brain power necessary...