Last year, on my birthday, I decided I was going to start running again. I told my friend John this, and I (jokingly) asked him if he wanted to do a 5K with me in the spring. Much to my horror, he said “absolutely”. (Sigh) I talked to him again...
Customer service rant. Not sure if anyone uses Alexa – the little round (usually) speakers from Amazon that are usually amazing. Last night mine were acting up. (Sidenote: I’m screaming at them all the time.) I’ve “connected” a bunch of them through the app so my house has a bunch...
I think everyone I have talked to recently is over the lovely weather we have been having. I completely understand and have decided to reset myself, as that is the only thing I can control. So, I have decided that I am going to call this Joyful January and reset...
Today is cold. I spent the weekend in Des Moines – my nephew’s bachelor party was supposed to be in Kansas City this past weekend, but the blizzard screwed that all up. Instead, we grilled steaks (in a blizzard) and had a great dinner party with friends from around Des...
It’s currently a million degrees below zero and I desperately want to curl up in a fetal position and cry until March, but … I’m holding my own. Brave face, thermal gear, and cold weather bag packed in the car for the brief trip uptown. January. (There’s a haiku in...
2024 is off to a flurry of activity. I am really excited to see where 2024 will take us. I am hopeful that this year will include some family trips, several horse events, and lots of laughs and time with my family. I don’t usually make New Year's resolutions as...
Impending storm stress. I am a complete fair-weather driver. I hate snow. I used to vacation with friends who had a boat in the Caribbean, and they always used to say in bad weather on the ocean – “no rain, no rainbows”*. I know this, but it still doesn’t change...
I posed the question at a New Year’s Eve gathering with my lifelong friends -- “What’s your word for 2024?” They thought of different words that reflected their various life changes (some were having grandkids in the very near future, and some were retiring and moving), and then they asked...
“A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt Hopefully, everyone saw the announcement for the theme for 2024 ~ “A rising tide lifts all boats”! Interestingly, I use boat metaphors at home more than I think. Most recently, in a conversation with Maleigha on her goals...
This is my first article of the new year, and so naturally, my mind goes to resolutions and how to make 2024 the best year ever. THE BEST EVER. (That’s a very tall order, but entirely possible.) Our theme at Iowa Specialty Hospitals & Clinics this year is “A Rising...
