New Beginnings

I am very excited!  My sister is due to give birth to a baby boy any day now. Our mother arrived last week, and our dad is arriving soon.  I move back and forth from excitement to worry to wonder.  I wonder what he will look like.  Lately, my dream life is about birth...

Problem-Free Zone

I create a lot of my own problems. It’s not like I get up in the morning and think, “Today I’m going to be irritated at all of the things I can’t change,” or, “My problem-solving abilities seem to be on the fritz right now, so I’m not going to be able to think my way...

Cleaning Out my Closet

I recently did fall cleaning and clearing of my closet, my hope chest, and my storage space.  It is unbelievable how much stuff I gathered in order to donate, shred, or throw away.  It was as if I have not done it in years, but actually I had last completed this task...

Learning New Things

I love to learn. I could go to school for the rest of my life and be happy. I like to be in a classroom or reading a book or listening to a new story on something that I’ve never known existed or heard about before. I like to research and form new ideas from new...