Oh Thanksgiving weekend, how I love thee!! It’s an exceptional time of year – where the temperatures are warm in the day and just chilly enough in the evenings to inspire campfires! The leaves have changed to their beautiful fall oranges and reds. And it’s a time to start a slow-down. For someone like me,Continue reading “Happy Thanksgiving!”
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Happy to Meet, Sorry to Part
I have this recurring dream. It’s night time. I’m treading water. I know I’m very far away from shore. I can’t see land anywhere. I am alone. I’m surprisingly not scared. I know how to tread water, I remind myself, as I begin to move my arms and legs in a rhythm that keeps myContinue reading “Happy to Meet, Sorry to Part”
“We don’t have sisters, Jo Ann…”
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…””
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!”
Happy Birthday Mary (Minnie) aka Grandma Allan C!
It’s been a minute since I’ve written a blog. Life is messy and chaotic and busy these days which doesn’t exactly lend itself to time for …well anything, really, least of all reflection. But today I was sitting at mass with Mom, looking around the Cathedral I was raised in and found myself waxing poeticContinue reading “Happy Birthday Mary (Minnie) aka Grandma Allan C!”
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!”
