A Few Things I've Been Thinking About
Even as a young girl, I was always happiest with a pencil and scribbler notebook. I dreamed of being an author one day, but given that English isn't my first language, I didn't believe I could be.
My mom Elise (now 89) a smart and resilient woman is illiterate. Schools were closed in former Yugosla...
After my last post for 2020, my in-box was flooded with responses. It made my heart happy especially since given that last month my mind was questioning *why bother* at all?
Cindy said "as always, I love your emails and you lift and inspire me". Jill told me it was her favourite message from all th...
Look. You're still here.
If you're new here, welcome. These musing posts are a bit of a hodgepodge of things that have crossed my path and what's on my mind. The fact that you read them makes me incredibly happy-slash-grateful-slash-misty.
I want to say thanks. I appreciate you.
If 2020 has been ...
Last night, on election day in a country that is not my own, I went to bed anxious and afraid. I woke up this morning feeling confused, sad, angry and bewildered. Scared to turn on media and listen to the onslaught.
When I want to escape reality I have a few favorite go-to-guilty-pleasure movies.
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A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer
It sings because it has a song.
~Maya Angelou
If you've read Wear Your Life Well you know I have some opinions about being authentic and knowing that you are enough. You know that I beleive we have the power to design our life and love our life.
Especi...
I need to social distance myself from my refrigerator so I can flatten my curve.
Yes, I've gained weight.
No, I don't know how much. I haven't summoned the courage to step onto a scale, just yet.
I do know my fat pants are too tight.
The inescapable fact is that I'm spending a lot of...
