Thriving In Fresh Air

March 28th, 2016
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boathouse

 

Fresh air is necessary.  It delivers oxygen and new thoughts to our souls and helps us begin again.

It’s that feeling that you get when you have been working inside for awhile and then you go outside, take a really deep breath and feel renewed.

Yes.  I think I can go on.

Fresh air.  Open the windows and let old frustrations escape and fly away while welcoming the new fresh spring air.

We need it for our well being to grow and thrive.

Fresh air gives us strength and resolve to stay on track.

I came upon this uplifting … Read More

Sweating For The Wedding

March 24th, 2016
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Jelly beans.  Cookies.  Cakes.  They are all calling out. Especially the jelly beans.  They are like crack for me.  There is a guy in my office who gave up chocolate for Lent and now he has a bowl of jelly beans on his desk which he continues to constantly refresh when the contents get low.  Ugh!  To me, that is just replacing one kind of sugar for another but oh well; each to his own. Anyway, I can’t tell you the amount of self control it takes for me to deny myself the jelly beans as I walk past his… Read More

Sweet Summer Stress Reduction

September 8th, 2015
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Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.                ~ Anne Lamott There’s a rumor floating around that summer is over but I don’t believe one word of it. Temperatures in Washington, DC are still hovering in the low 90’s, corn on the cob is still in season, along with awesome tasty tomatoes, and I’m continuing to wear flip flops to work even though the calendar says September. I admit I have seen a few signs that some kind of seasonal change is upon us such as leaves changing colors and falling off trees,… Read More

Hooked — A New Song from Pip

January 7th, 2014
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Yesterday was an absolute lousy day.  I arrived home from work and was not feeling good about my little world but was also looking for a way to rid myself of those negative, counter-productive feelings left over from the office.   While making dinner, I checked my email to see if there was some wonderful piece of news that would cheer me up.  My stressed out mood buster came in the form of an email from Pip, my cousin’s talented son and singer who participated in season two of NBC’s The Voice as part of  Adam Levine’s team. Music.  Yes,… Read More

Getting A Life

December 27th, 2012
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“Get a life. A real life, not a manic pursuit of the next promotion, the bigger paycheck, the larger house. Do you think you’d care so very much about those things if you blew an aneurysm one afternoon, or found a lump in your breast? Get a life in which you notice the smell of salt water pushing itself on a breeze over Seaside Heights, a life in which you stop and watch how a red-tailed hawk circles over the water gap or the way a baby scowls with concentration when she tries to pick up a cheerio with her… Read More