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The Incredible Reinvention of BB!
BB is my friend. BB retired a few years back and, what with a grown child and no grandchildren (yet) plus a husband who still works, BB had to figure out what to do with her days. She is a … Continue reading
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Tagged bake, blog, blonde, camera, decor, dive, fish, friend, guitar lessons, hobbies, Italy, jazz, jewelry, knit, new, opera, painting, photography, reinvention, retirement, scuba, sing, ski, snowmobile, spirit, wine
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What Did You Say (I Mean – Tweet)?
So now we’re in another lockdown. A state of emergency lockdown. Shit’s getting real. Well, my shit has been pretty real ever since last March because I take all of this shit seriously but now there will be dire consequences … Continue reading
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Tagged beer, booze, business, champagne, drink, essential, judgemental, lockdown, moralizing, pandemic, Paulo Coelho, tweet, twitter, wine
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I Hereby Resolve to Leave Everything Unresolved
Oh my, the pundits have been busy these first few days of 2021. And by pundits I mean my friends on social media. The smart ones. The ones who share sage counsel with us regularly, reminding us to keep our … Continue reading
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Tagged challenge, European, fuck, Italian, new year, pundits, resolutions, resolve, wine, word, work out
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Why The Corona Virus Will Probably Make Me Fat
So here we are, wrapping up the first week of the Twilight Zone. Last Friday I was shopping for groceries and was astounded at the empty toilet paper aisle. Now, 7 days later, we have come to expect crazy. And … Continue reading
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Tagged affection, comfort, comfort food, corona virus, covoid, crazy, eating, fat, fulfillment, gaining weight, hugs, indulgence, love, physical, warmth, weight, wine
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Is An Idle Mind Really The Devil’s Playground?
You’ve heard the old saying, right – An idle mind is the devil’s playground? Yes indeed, we are not supposed to be slackers. Ever. That puritan work ethic should ring in our ears loud and clear ALL THE TIME. We … Continue reading
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Don’t Say What You Mean. Say What You (Positively) Mean To Mean.
(Stay tuned – there will be a little exercise for you to complete at the end.) Words. Clever little things, aren’t they. Tiny soldiers of fortune, marching out of our mouths, waiting to do battle with life. Or ourselves. Ourselves? … Continue reading
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Tagged complaint, confident, control, conversation, dialogue, divorce, fat, fortune, game plan, hate, hippo, hurt, loving, lunch, mouths, obese, ourself, out loud, pain, positivity, retirement, say, sip, soldiers, spin, thoughts, verbiage, victim, weight, wife, wine, winter, words, working, yourself
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Why Relationships Are Like Banking
A long time ago … like say back when I was 45 … somebody asked me what I thought the three most important things in life were. I ruminated about it. I contemplated health and happiness and success and prosperity … Continue reading
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Tagged account, alliance, banking, business, deposit, health, joy, kinship, mother, oxygen, personal, prosperity, puppies, relationship, romantic, substance, success, sustain, wine, withdrawal, work
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Are You Taking Care Of Yourself?
We read about it all the time, right? How self-care is important. How we (women) must learn to set aside time for US. How we spend so much energy and effort caring for others – children, husbands, parents, friends – … Continue reading
So Please Do Tell … What Exactly Keeps A Couple In Love?
Last night after a few too many glasses of wine (who me?) and a lovely sunset boat cruise with an old friend, I asked this same old friend about his marriage. “How long have you two been blissfully wedded?” queried … Continue reading
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