Yearly Archives:: 2013

I, Poet

May 7th, 2013
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When I was in high school, I used to write a lot of poetry.  I liked the deliberate way of choosing and using words and trying to find the right rhythm of each line.  I had a special notebook that I used to write down thoughts and words that I wanted to remember for images in future poems.
I even entered a poetry contest in high school and surprisingly one of my poems won and was published in a national anthology of high school poetry.  That was a confidence booster!
Then it was time to go to college.  My interests … Read More

Moving Day

May 6th, 2013
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I received a couple of texts over the weekend from a friend who lives in another city about how he now lives in a new place. I didn’t know he had moved from his home of almost 20 years so I was surprised by his news but I also knew that there was more to the story than just a regular heave-ho move from one place to another. My friend lost his wife to cancer a number of years ago and she was a wonderful and talented person, but she also was the kind of person who kept everything.  She… Read More

A Positive Saturday Morning

May 4th, 2013
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Happy to wake up to a beautiful Saturday morning. . . time to try and undo the knots and tension from the work week. . . Easing into the day by taking deep breaths, stretching and slowly going about my tasks. Today I’m in search of a good solid positive vibe.  Last weekend it was all about inner beauty and the way we see our fabulous selves.  Let’s also go for broke in the health department. One of the ways I take charge of my wellness is by wearing A LOT of sunscreen to protect my skin from the aging… Read More

Texting, Texting, Texting

May 3rd, 2013
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You can file today’s post under the category of silly — but true! It’s a slice of life that may be about to arrive in a community near you. Seeing. Eye. People. That’s right.  Seeing Eye People. A Seeing Eye Person In Action As in: hold on to me (a person, not a dog) and I will guide you and be your eyes while you continue to walk and text. The idea of offering Seeing Eye People as a service is performed by Improv Everywhere & BuzzFeed as a bit of street comedy but it not that far fetched. Every… Read More

Aer Lingus — Take Us Away

May 2nd, 2013
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Ireland’s Scenic Coastline You know when you discover something for yourself and you can’t wait to share it with your friends? Well, that’s the way I feel about Ireland. I haven’t been back to Ireland for years but I will never forget the trip that I made with my husband.  Fantastic and magical from beginning to end.  I was very sad to leave. And now one of my sisters and her husband are flying to Ireland today and I’m so envious! I am also excited for them for I know that once they land in Dublin tomorrow they will forget… Read More

Hey, hey! It’s the month of May!

May 1st, 2013
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Love this silly and light poem! Celebrate May Day!   MAY By Maurice Sendak In May I think it truly best to be a robin lightly dressed concocting soup inside my nest Mix it once, mix it twice, mix that Chicken soup with rice.  … Read More

Do You Dare?

April 30th, 2013
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This past weekend I was determined to slow down and take myself out of being in a state of constant hurry. There is a time when quiet is needed. A time to dare to dream.  A time to dare to just veg out. Instead of picking up the newspaper first thing in the morning and digesting the day’s hard hitting news with a cup of freshly made hot tea, I sat for about an hour and read a book of fiction.  It was great!  I went back to the newspaper much later in the day. Loosing myself in my book… Read More

Weekends Go Too Fast

April 29th, 2013
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I hope your weekend was a good one and that you had a chance to relax and renew yourself. My weekends always seem to fly by and just when I’m feeling as though I have totally brought myself down from the workweek, it’s time to begin a new one. It’s okay though; I selfishly wring every minute of down time out of the weekend that I can.  Even if I am grocery shopping or running other errands, I try to enjoy the outdoors and reduce the pressure to get everything done in record time! I try to unplug myself, even… Read More

iPods Forever

April 28th, 2013
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I am deleting all of the songs on my iPod and starting over. Here is a blast of a song from the ’80’s that I will be adding to my new song list. I don’t know what happened to Lisa Stansfield but I always turn up the volume when I hear this song: I hope you are having a great weekend!… Read More