About a month ago my good, old friend said to me, “We don’t have sisters, Jo Ann. We need people at different phases of life”! That was when I was in the middle of a battle royale with an infection that started in a failed root canalled tooth and spread to my face and neck.Continue reading ““We don’t have sisters, Jo Ann…””
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You see me, you really see me!
Usually I don’t plan out or edit my blogs. This time what I want to write about requires some explanation so I’ve had to think this through. I don’t share this preface to make anyone feel sorry for me or to martyr myself. But, rather, to demonstrate how incredible actions of incredible cousins gave meContinue reading “You see me, you really see me!”
Missing You
Sometimes I talk to my Mom; my old Mom; my fierce and fabulous, social justice warrior Mom. She listens to me talk all about work and the clients I’ve interacted with. She gives me tips and tricks of how to deal with difficult people. She asks about my colleagues; if Sara is liking her newContinue reading “Missing You”
Mother’s Day Pity Party for One
Mother’s Day is complicated. I always wanted to be a mother. But, like most things in my life, I expected I would never be afforded the opportunity so I would pretend I never wanted them; to protect myself from the hurt when they never came. I had a friend in high school who once jokedContinue reading “Mother’s Day Pity Party for One”
Friends are friends forever…?
You know that moment when you’re in a crowded public space and you catch a glimpse of an old friend you haven’t seen in awhile across the room? She doesn’t see you, so you quickly wind your way through the crowd to where she is until you are face-to-face. She bursts into a smile and you practicallyContinue reading “Friends are friends forever…?”
Happy Fall, Y’All! (photo cred to St.F.X.)
I was in a real, live Hallmark movie last weekend. Well, I guess not REALLY. There were no camera crews or Hollywood starlets but it sure felt like one from start to finish! I graduated from St.F.X. university in Antigonish, Nova Scotia – a couple of times actually; but the degree that means the mostContinue reading “Happy Fall, Y’All! (photo cred to St.F.X.)”
Thanks for the Show and so much more!
My friend Andrea is so good for my soul. This morning I woke up to a message from her asking if I want to go to the beach this morning to ground my energy before tackling this day. I quickly got ready, hopped in her car and we were off to Pomquet beach! It’s October.Continue reading “Thanks for the Show and so much more!”
The Interval: early 80s memories
So, two things happened this week that are in my brain on this rainy Friday night. One, I have discovered Daisy Jones & the Six! Wow! I haven’t found a TV show in a very long time that I have absolutely fallen in love with…until now! It is smartly written; it is so well casted;Continue reading “The Interval: early 80s memories”
Attitude of Gratitude
Today I smelled the first of my phlox as they began their emergence into our garden…to me, they smell better than roses. I felt the warm sun on skin and the breeze in my hair. I listened to the cacophony of birds that have made our yard home. Instead of being critical of my lackContinue reading “Attitude of Gratitude”
Strike!
I’m on strike. Because of who my employer is, I am not supposed to talk about them online, so I will not. This blog is NOT about them. It’s about me; a lowly peon who only joined her first union less than a year ago and is now totally overwhelmed with the union machine andContinue reading “Strike!”
Dandelion Wishes 