Five Steps for Organizing the Closet After You Say Goodbye to 4” Heels
Feet Hurt? Is your closet overflowing with clothes you never wear? A plan for what to save and what to dump when you start to…
Easter Bunny Blues
Is there too much “Ease” in Easter? On this holiest day of the Christian calendar I feel abandoned by my family. Because I know I’m…
Cheap Dates on California’s Central Coast
Stuck for ideas about where to go for fun? Short on money? There’s more to do on the Central Coast than just wine tours. Here’s a whole list of…
Ten Tips for Marriage: Advice from the Maritally-Seasoned
Here’s a few rules my sister and I made up one night while we were drinking wine. Sixty three years of marriage between us. We…
A Thank-You to the Universe for my Zihuatanejo Connection
Shameless promoter that I am, this essay is entered in Sonia Marsh’s Gutsy Story competition. I’d love you to drop by and vote for me. I write about…
When Your Body Says “No:” The Stress/Disease Connection
I came across this amazing link and I want to shout it from the rooftops. Vancouver-based Dr. Gabor Mate argues that too many doctors ignore the research….
Are You Anyone’s Favorite Person?
This New Years I’m taking an idea from a YouTube video by Miranda July “Are You the Favorite Person of Anybody?” It has some timely thoughts…
Keeping it Real this Christmas
One woman’s campaign to keep it all together. Last night my husband and I attended the Vine Street lighting ceremony in Paso Robles. We strolled hand-in-hand down…
The Hard Christmas
Here’s a Christmas story that helps me remember the power of a mother’s love. I’m sharing it as my gift to the Universe with my…
A Guide to More Mediocre Housekeeping in Only Seven Days
I used to say I HATED housekeeping, but that was before “Hoarders.”Now I’m careful lest people think I sleep on piles of abandoned clothes and…