I never glimpsed the inner core of my mom, and I don’t have her stories I can read in a book to celebrate her birthday today. I do have her poems, and I’ll make that into a book. But if I could have anything from Mom, it’d be her stories, the heart of her stories from her perspective. Our relationship was rocky at best. I loved my mom, but I kept my distance because we wer… Read...
READ MORE >>I work intensely in creating and writing, managing and wearing many hats as a small business entrepreneur. How do I energize myself? I go to one of my favorite neighborhood restaurants two to three times a week. I need a break, and it’s not too far to drive, and the traffic doesn’t suck to get there and back to my workspace in my home. This break is an improvement to … Read...
READ MORE >>What’s The Problem? Your future family and their kids knowing you after you’ve been long gone. I went to pick Xavier up from Day Care yesterday. Wednesday afternoon is my Gramma time with him. I also had a presentation at my first retirement community (yes, it went well) and I had books and a poster board of themes in the back seat. I put Xavier in the car seat, and h… Read...
READ MORE >>I snuck downstairs at 3:30 in the morning. What am I doing up at this hour? Besides wanting to finish Rose’s book so that her son could proof it. Besides writing my blog | newsletter for this morning, I had to go outside to see. I had to. I disarmed my house alarm. I let Stubby Wubby; my big fat Grandfather cat hobble outside for a little bit of fresh air. He doesn’t roa… Read More
READ MORE >>Let’s be honest; we have tons of pictures and lots of videos that replicate our “Kodak” moments and experiences. But what do we do with them? I have 30 photo books of my children growing up. Do they want these books? The answer is, “No.” And it’s not to be harsh, but it is a painful reality that we capture life on our phones, explain it on social media and there it stay… Read...
READ MORE >>Did you have to work? Did you have it off? Did you do any self-care? Did you spend it with family or friends? What Did You Do? What is the memory you want to savor from yesterday? If we record our memories as we make them and put them in a particular folder, then we can easily find them when we transcribe and edit the material of our life experiences. The recording make… Read...
READ MORE >>I have the Nextdoor App and Sharon posted, Six Days Ago: “Last night, my neighbor’s gardener’s kitty decided to go on a walkabout without his collar before the big thunderstorm. He is still not back, and she is distraught. It is not like him to wander away from where she is working. His name is Dula, and he is a big brown 15-year-old tabby. If you see him and cannot r… Read...
READ MORE >>Comments From June 26th Newsletter: “This newsletter touched me, Beth. Our 2-yr old cat got hit and went to kitty heaven yesterday….way too early. He was the most joyful thing in my life, so it’s hard, but this little story brought me some peace 🙂 ~ Angie @ LifeCapsule” Our feelings move, grow, change, integrate and allow us to be changeable in a wo… Read...
READ MORE >>I wrote about my husband finding then little bunny the other day. I called Grant this morning. I’m on the ferry going to my last day at school, and he’s on the way to see the dentist. I ask him, “How are you?.” He says the little bunny died in his hands this morning.” He’ll bury him when he gets home. He’s never had to bury an animal at the farm. He’s sad. I’m sad. But I’m a… Read...
READ MORE >>Plot Theme: Overcoming The Monster Mine was this morning when I could not get a hold of my middle daughter. Now, my middle daughter is going to be 31 years old next week so why am I panicked because I can’t get a hold of her? We talk to each other before we begin work every morning. I’m a little bit emotional because tomorrow is my last day of school and my emotions are o… Read...
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