Leave it to another kids’ film to have a great life lesson, something simple that we all know but need a reminder about – happiness. The DreamWorks’ Trolls movie tackles subjects like loss, disappointment, fear, lack of self confidence and more in a fun sing-along feature. One particular troll, Branch, is the unhappy one among the …
Ahh, a New Year…this means a clean slate. New possibilities await. Do you make New Year’s resolutions? Do you set goals at the beginning of a calendar year? I certainly have in the past. Last year I came up with a word for 2016: Mindfulness. Although I must admit, it was well past …
Our puppy saga continues. The adventures can be described lately through song. In fact in the two short weeks we have welcomed Tiberius “Ty” in our family, I have composed a greatest hits album of puppy classics. They include a good mix of R&B, Country, Pop, 60’s classics, dance and rap. Please see the artists …
We welcomed a new member to our family a week ago. We purchased a four-month old puppy, a Siberian Husky, from a local pet store two days after Thanksgiving. Meet Tiberius or “Ty” The first two nights were like bringing home a typical newborn. My husband and I received no sleep. We gave each other …
My oldest daughter and I formed a book club recently. Right now she and I are the only two members. We named it “The Terrific Toad Book Club.” My first suggestion was “Bloody Brilliant Book Club,” but Vivian didn’t like the idea of using the word “bloody” in it so she changed it to “Brilliant …
A place I have missed visiting A place I once tried to push away A place I slipped from furiously A place for simply another day A place I thought unworthy A place I didn’t appreciate A place I deemed trivial A place to almost hate A place to prevent growth A place to stump …
My mind is a scattered machine these days. Life has held non-stop action between visitors staying with us for two weekends in a row, my new job with its transition and training, and the anticipation of what is coming (my book…I’m waiting for an update from the publisher). Also, we are planning to put our …
“Mommy, you’re always working. You never have time to play with me.” My oldest daughter (age 8) said these sentences to me about three weeks ago. She said it out of the blue in the middle of the day. She said it sincerely with a disappointed look. It brought me to tears almost instantly. I …
Like most people in their twenties, I had fun in those years and didn’t work too hard. I dreamed away the first thirty years of my life with no regrets. After I entered the third decade however, I began to want more. I began to contemplate less and take more action. My head floated down from the clouds and …
“Shut up and Get to work!” I yell at myself. That’s right. I can talk to my inner voice like this. And sometimes I need to. I doubt I’d appreciate anyone else being so blunt with me. But I often need to stare my whiny self in the mirror and tell me, “Enough already! Plant your butt …
