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Finding Your Muse

There is a time in your life when you meet someone special, someone who has that unique spark or that “it” factor. You have no idea why you’re drawn to that someone especially a newly minted Zumba instructor whose English at the time was just as proficient as my grade school Spanish. Her English, by the way has improved exponentially better than my Spanish! It started the winter of 2017. I had…

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#75HardChallenge You Bet It Is!!

#75HardChallenge You Bet It Is!!

“Age is just a number,” is a concept I’ve always seemed to embrace although sometimes I have to admit, in retrospect, my escapades can be viewed as a little crazy! Usually my catalysts when participating in my “extreme” undertakings are my daughter and/or niece who are both adept in convincing me that I am up to the challenge. In my 50s and 60s I’ve rappelled off of the side of a mountain in…

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The Sandwich Generation: How to thrive and not just cope under the weight of family obligations

The Sandwich Generation: How to thrive and not just cope under the weight of family obligations

The “Sandwich Generation” is a term frequently used to identify a growing segment of the population “sandwiched” between the needs of their aging parents, adult children and/or children.

“Club Sandwich” refers to anyone “sandwiched” between parents and children in addition to grandparents and/or grandchildren.

Many of the sandwich generation work full-time, spend countless hours a week on…

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An American Tragedy: The Murder of George Floyd

An American Tragedy: The Murder of George Floyd

My heart is broken. The sheer horror, pathos, dehumanization, and evil depicted in that video will never be erased from my mind. What is seen can not be unseen. I keep agonizing about what George Floyd’s last thoughts were.

He started his day breathing in the fresh air of Minnesota, running errands, saying hello to people on the streets, thinking about his children, his family, and his life…

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It's Much Too Early to Say Goodbye

It’s Much Too Early to Say Goodbye

Beautiful Terry, inside and out!

I couldn’t believe that text….. it must be a mistake. It seemed like I had just left a condolence message on her voicemail hoping we would connect, but knowing all too well how her heart was breaking by the loss of her dear sister, I would just give her time.

Terry and I were work buddies. Whether we were giving each other the all knowing side eye, or…

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Weight!! It's Not Funny!

One baby boomer’s continuous battle with the scale

Public Enemy #1

Shelter-in-house, social distancing, self isolation, imposed quarantine…….. essentially, all mean the same thing……. resisting that ever living lure of my nemesis, the refrigerator! Going to work, hanging out with friends, or simply running errands puts distance between me and my attempts to limit grazing but at least for the…

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Three Ways to Ensure A Smooth Visit From Out Of Town Guests

Three Ways to Ensure A Smooth Visit From Out Of Town Guests

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Since moving to Florida, I sometimes feel as if I’ve opened my own Airbnb. Every month, or at least that’s how it feels, we have company. The length of stay varies from two to five days, but at our place we’re flexible! Whenever I get the call, my answer is always the same, “That’s fine, when are you coming?” I know that sounds crazy but my response is…

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Thank Heaven!: One Vegetarian's Quest for some Good Fast Food

Thank Heaven!: One Vegetarian’s Quest for some Good Fast Food

St. Petersburg, Russia – November 29, 2017: Staff of 500th Burger King restaurant in Russia in the service area in the day of opening. First Burger King restaurant opened in Russia in 2010

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I just couldn’t contain myself but then….. I felt absolutely silly for being so excited when Burger King announcing the arrival of the Impossible Whopper. I’ve…

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Grandchildren...… Our Most Precious Gift

Grandchildren…… Our Most Precious Gift

Becoming a grandmother is indescribable. It’s a gift like no other. From the moment you lay eyes on your precious grandchild, you are absolutely smitten. The love you feel for your own child was the first time you truly understood how love for another human being knows no bounds. A mother’s love is so deep, so complete, so all encompassing, it can’t be described….. it’s beyond words. The adage, a…

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Hello World, It's Me, Greyson!

Hello World, It’s Me, Greyson!

It’s 6 am and I’m sitting on the tarmac at Newark Airport, a little annoyed by the delay. Waking up at 4 am, rushing around like my house was on fire, racing to the airport, missing the exit, silently screaming at the thought that I might miss my plane, only to hurry up and wait. Thirty minutes later the plane was enveloped by blue skies and billowy white clouds. Heading south to the home I…

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June, The Month of New Beginnings

I love June. June is the month of my birth, so perhaps that’s the reason……. but since I’m not a big birthday person, I’m sure that’s not it.

As a kid, June signified the end of the school year, the beginning of the carefree days of summer, Johnnie, the ice-cream man, Manhattan Beach, and hours upon hours of outdoor play. As the years went by and adulthood reared its head, my love of summer…

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How A Television Show Changed My Perspective

How A Television Show Changed My Perspective

Hope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never is, but always to be blest – Alexander Pope

I am addicted to the UK version of the show “Long Lost Family.”  Episode after episode, birth mothers search for the children they were often forced, coerced or just to young to care for; children, many of whom were raised in loving adoptive families, search for decades for their birth parents.…

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Another Senseless Gun Tragedy: How many victims are left in this gunman's wake?

Another Senseless Gun Tragedy: How many victims are left in this gunman’s wake?

Nipsey Hussle

Nipsey Hussle, a rapper, community activist, entrepreneur, Grammy nominated artist, father, son and citizen of the world was fatally shot Sunday afternoon outside of the clothing store he owned in south central L.A. What a legacy this amazing, visionary, talented, kind, benevolent man of courage and honor leaves behind. As a mother, grandmother, American and global citizen,…

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Navigating Though Menopause: One Baby Boomer's Road to a Hair Free Existence

Navigating Though Menopause: One Baby Boomer’s Road to a Hair Free Existence

“It’s not the age but the stage” is a saying I’ve heard and agreed with for years. My 6th decade of life, has  probably been the most stressful, challenging, fantastic, life changing and invigorating time of all my previous decades. 

In my 60’s I bid farewell to a lifetime of work, moved out of my lifelong state, basked in the glow of children living productive lives, welcomed new…

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Living the Dream

It’s been awhile, I know, but as you can imagine, sometimes life just gets in the way.

Relocating to Florida has been an extraordinary, life changing journey.  Realizing a decades old dream has been surreal. I truly, never thought (a) I would be able to retire……. retirement was for other people not necessarily me and (b) moving away from New York, the only place we’ve ever lived, was daunting…

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The Best Airline Stopover Programs - Condé Nast Traveler

The Best Airline Stopover Programs – Condé Nast Traveler

Instead of spending all day in an airport waiting for your connecting flight, take advantage of these airlines’ stopover programs, which let you explore another city on the way to your destination. — Read on www.cntraveler.com/gallery/how-to-visit-an-extra-city-on-your-next-vacation

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10 Doctor-Recommended New Year’s Resolutions - Lodinews.com: Health And Wellness

10 Doctor-Recommended New Year’s Resolutions – Lodinews.com: Health And Wellness

(StatePoint) With the new year upon us, you may be looking for resolutions that will help to keep you and your loved ones healthy and happy in the year ahead. — Read on www.lodinews.com/content/tncms/live/