We Are the Sum of Our Choices

There's a new chair in my office. Sitting at my desk, ready for me to use it when I get back to work. I put it together myself. Granted,...

As soon as I wrote this blog title, the Styx song started running through my head. Going to regret that later... But for now, it's...

I love watching the snow fall. It coats the grass and the roads and the tree branches. The whole world looks pristine and beautiful. And...

I made spaghetti for dinner a few nights ago. Spaghetti makes a lot of dishes to wash - the pans, the colander, the serving spoons, the...

Do you know what your core values are? The foundation on which you stand? I thought I did. Until I went through a workshop a few months...

I always feel compelled to blog about the funny parts of Christmas this time of year. It helps me stay centered and real and not get...

I finally had ceiling fans installed in our upstairs bedrooms this year. We've lived in the house for almost two years already. And...

I generally enjoy the nights when I have the house all to myself and things are really quiet. It gives me time to rest, recharge and get...

I have a collection of coffee cups that make me feel motivated and happy. They are all oversized cups too - no tiny little coffee cups...

When my Dad was still alive, he used to play guitar. I only remember hearing him play it once or twice, but I can picture it, leaning...

Night and day. To me, those two terms are pretty distinct. It's light during the day. It's dark at night. The sun shines during the day....

There's a hole in my living room ceiling now. Right where a smooth, clean, white ceiling used to be. It's par for the course this year,...

I miss the people. I miss the music. I miss structure in my life. I miss the sounds of laughter in my home. I miss human connection. I...

Snow. A dusting against the still-green leaves. A sign of the changing of the seasons. It was a fluke snow shower and melted by the next...

I love the smell of the leaves in the fall, and the feel of them crinkling under my feet. They piled up over the top of the mower last...

I've never been very coordinated. I pretty much suck at sports. The one time I joined the volleyball team in middle school I got laughed...

I've always considered the number three to be lucky. It's my birth date after all. In numerology, being born on the 3rd day of the month...

When it comes to driving, there are a few things that I always hate doing. One is parallel parking. Haven't done that since I took my...

There's a beautiful walking route around the lake in my community. I walk it often these days, as a way to relieve stress and burn a few...

Rocks, Leaves, Mud, Standing water after a hard rain. Those are just some of the things that get caught up in the window wells outside my...