Life Happens...The Ending

Quite frankly, I’m ready to put January with its dreary weather and tragic events behind. Since my last blog in which I recalled the demise of my uncle and my dad’s own brush with death,

Adventure #2 - Life Happens Part One

If you've never waited in the ICU waiting room for someone you love, it's not an experience you want to have. Thanks to my oldest son, this isn't my first rodeo,

Weather Woes...

A fellow blogger commented on my Year of Adventures in Midlife project and wanted to know how I came up with the ideas.

The Birthday Story

It's officially here! My 45th birthday! I'm not like a lot of people who don't care to observe the passing of time, who cringe at the mention of another birthday.

2010 Adventure #1 Psychic Reading

Adventure #1 Tarot Card Reading

When I decided that my first adventure of 2010 would be a tarot card reading, my friends gave me that are-you-kidding look.

Dance Your @ss Off alternative to the Gym

I'm sitting here at Starbucks using the free Wi-Fi you get when you have a gift card and wiping off the crumbs from a delicious mega oatmeal raisin cookie. I've switched from the expensive designer coffee choices to just regular brew with lots of cream and about three packets of Splenda. It all tastes about the same - strong enough to grow hair on your chest.

Adventure, You Say?

While the digital clock on my cell phone silently rolled over to midnight, the ricochet of a million Black Cats echoing throughout the neighborhood announced the birth of the new year! If you think about it, 2010 seems like some number out of a sci-fi movie title,