My bloated belly above… The misery of middle age has begun. It’s hard to remember a day when I didn’t wake up feeling like crap. I’m trying to eat better, to exercise, and to take better care of myself but…
Category: honest wisdom
069 – Under Pressure
Local reference above… This is what my head feels like right now. I’m bitchy. I’m cranky. I don’t know what to do. Going through coach training, I felt full of possibility. It really transformed the way I think; they way…
068 – Crotchety Old Lady
I wrote a bad yelp review… I never do that. I am normally very patient with those in the service industry. I get it. I waited tables and bartended for quite some time and I know that people can be…
066 – Caregiving in Limbo
We’re coming out of the fog… But this is a period of limbo. I’ve had my ups and downs with traditional and modern medicine, but what can be done with eyes is nothing short of amazing. One eye has been…
064 – The Vortex of Avoidance
In my last post, I spoke of my layoff. If I had to be let go, the timing was perfect. I was about to head into my final weekend of coach training. From there I was set to go on…
063 – The Layoff
I’m officially unemployed. I’ve never said those words for more than a few days since I was 16 years old and now, I find myself without a job. Strangely, it’s ok. The past year has been turbulent for me. The…
062 – Wisdom Strands
What a difference a year makes… Last year, at this time, things were so different. It was my last week at the job I had been at for 10 years. Same role, two different companies. Mostly the same people. Emotionally,…
060 – We all have a voice…
I recently sat down for a webinar covering: Diversity Equity Inclusion Belonging Justice DEIBJ, for short. This is important work in our fractured world, and work that I cannot shy away from as I embark on my journey to be…
059 – Letting Go
I haven’t picked up a clarinet or a saxophone in 27 years. I always intended to ‘get back into it’ but life got in the way. I figured my musical instruments would live safely at my parents house until I…
058 – Finding a Tribe
Last night, I left the house for a night of socializing. This seems rare these days. Post-COVID (sort of, I know it is still out there), the thought of the effort involved to ‘go out’ and talk to people seems…