Never Too Old to Hit Reset: From “Holy Crap” to Healthy

Happy Sunday! Well, I did it—I officially started a TikTok account! It’s been interesting so far. I’ve only posted a few pictures, a text link to my website, and (believe it or not) a quick disclaimer that I’m not looking for dates. That part made me laugh, but we won’t dive into that right now. […]

Scottish Spirit, Smoky Mountain Smiles, and Tender Moments With A Fur-Baby

Hello and Happy Almost Thursday! I completely lost track of time today and almost missed writing to you. I woke up sore from my time at the gym yesterday. First time in years—and I definitely felt it this morning. The day started with taking one of my fur-babies, Tex, to the vet. He hasn’t been […]

Overpacked but Inspired: A Writer’s Travel Diary 🧳

How a road trip turned into a crash course in minimalism (and creativity!) I hope everyone is having a fabulous weekend! I’m currently tucked away in the quiet area of the hotel lobby, working on Dating Die-Sasters, socializing, writing this post, and waiting for my friend to return from the conference. Today is the last […]

Birthday Missteps and Beautiful Mountains

Hello from Philadelphia! We made it! Yesterday morning at 6:30 a.m., we hit the road and stopped overnight in Harrisonburg, VA. This morning around 10-ish, we set off again and finally rolled into Philadelphia by early evening. Yesterday also happened to be my birthday, and my friend Mary took me out to one of my […]

Gracefully Clumsy: Because Life is Funnier That Way🙃

Today I had a few moments of laughter that really stood out — mostly because they were directed at me. I often do things that are accidentally comical… more slapstick than anything. Today had its share of small, silly moments, but the funniest was when I decided to change my pants — completely forgetting that […]

When You’re the One You Can’t Let Down🦋

A Midweek Check-In with My Writer Self Happy Wednesday, all you Lovely Souls! I did it! What did I do? I put my phone down and left the house to get some work done. I’ve been saying I was going to start going somewhere other than the house to work on my novel — or […]

✨ Keep Your Word (Especially to Yourself)

The day completely slipped away from me. The past few days have been filled with organizing and cleaning, and this evening, I finally sat down to check emails and do a little editing. But as so often happens, I got distracted… then had an appointment… and then—CRAP! I realized I hadn’t written today’s blog post. […]

From Oops to Awareness: A Blog (and Body) Reset 🤪

Have you ever written something, typed it out, and halfway done — then accidentally deleted it? I did. Last night. I had started writing today’s blog post and was on a roll. Then I needed to get up to take care of the dogs. Nothing unusual about that. Even in a sleepy fog (yes, I […]