Last night I gathered some of my closest (local) friends together for one last dinner party at my house. I have lived here for 11 years, and the house has seen its share of joy, laughter and, yes, sorrow, and before the stagers come in and make it over into a model home, while my soul was still present in my decor, knick knacks collected through ( Read more... )

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As my life continues to change, and this certainly seems to be a year of firsts for me, in many ways, I've found myself wanting to rid myself of excess baggage, both mental and actual, and clean out the clutter. These past two weekends I've tackled two closets in my house (almost literally ridding them of skeletons) that have accumulated all the ( Read more... )

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 After yesterday's post on why it sucks to be an adult and be sick, I got to thinking about the sickbed foods that made getting sick sort of special for me as a kid. For starters, I wasn't required to eat what everyone else was eating. There were some foods that were, more or less, reserved for when I didn't feel well, standbys that I may no longer ( Read more... )

Well, duh, of course it sucks to be sick.  But stick with me. It sucks to be sick when you have stuff you'd rather be doing -- fun stuff -- and you can't because you're in bed feeling miserable. There probably isn't anybody out there who minds missing a day or two of work, even if the trade off is feeling like crap. But fun stuff? Having to cancel ( Read more... )

The weather being particularly sucky in the City yesterday (mid-50's, overcast and windy - typical summer weather), I decided to get out of Dodge and head for some sunshine, even if it wasn't shorts and flip flops weather ( Read more... )

Over a year ago I started this blog as a way to channel my inner musings, observations, and to help keep me motivated as I strove to lose weight and get in shape. During that time a lot has changed in my life. In some ways it's been completely upended; in others, it's exactly the same. During the past 9 months or so, I haven't been blogging because ( Read more... )

I'm back. With just this:

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