Category: Personal stories

I’m not going to talk about the outstanding opening ceremony of the Olympics in Paris nor about JD Vance’s opinion about some of us, childless, cat-loving women. Those topics are being thoroughly dissected by the media. Instead…

Yesterday evening, I attended the Hallwalls 50th Annual Members Exhibition where I submitted a piece. Far from being in a celebratory mood, I made an effort to go. While walking outside, a man rudely yelled at me…

I wasn’t sure whether to write about the the art of traveling light (which I meant to post last Sunday) or the exquisite Freedom of the Seas cruise ship. But since they’re related, I’ll succinctly cover both…

As a queen of chaos, I’ve been striving all my life for order. Imagine my perplexity when I first heard Einstein’s statement: “Order is needed by the ignorant, but it takes a genius to master chaos.”…

When I first heard the term “expert by experience,” it immediately resonated with me. I recalled all those countless conversations with subject matter experts who couldn’t quite grasp where I was coming from…

There comes a time in life when certain experiences are best kept quiet or shared only with those close to you. In my life, this has happened way too many times. I still remember the first time…

How many times have you interviewed for a job or had your annual work review? I’ve personally lost count, but I haven’t lost sight of the most annoying question: What motivates you?…

I have no idea how it happened… Memorial Day… almost summer again. The days blur into weeks, the weeks into months, and before we know it, another year has passed, leaving us wondering…

That’s not what I had in mind to write for this Sunday, but sometimes things don’t go as planned… Yesterday morning, I went to buy some presents from Blue Mountain Coffees, one of my favorite stores…