I am passionate about donuts. I also love cookies, cake, chocolate, and lattes. My perfect day would start with sprinkle donut and end with a piece of chocolate with a little latte in between. I am drawn to bakeries. On vacation if I spot a bakery, I immediately drop everything and head on in for […]
What if this, today, is actually what it’s all about?
I have learned this lesson before: This is my life. Today. Not when I get married, have a better job, have a family…etc…etc…etc. Today — and the people, work, trip to the grocery store and phone call with my sister on the way home — is what it’s all about. In this season I have […]
Should I suggest online dating to my single friend or sister? (Written by that single person)
There is perhaps nothing more confounding than sitting across from a single friend who is perfectly eligible yet perennially single. As you search for ways to encourage and support, and brainstorms ways for her to “get out there” it’s almost impossible not to bring up online dating. But should you? Sure there’s still a bit of […]
The Great Compliment Experiment: Part 1
Accepting Compliments Part One: What not to do… I get nervous when people express their esteem, respect, affection, or admiration for me. My usual response to compliments is to avoid them. That streak of color you see running to her car after she talks in front of people…yep that is me running away from compliments. I was […]
The Great Compliment Experiment: Part 2
Part 2: What to do What I learned about sidetracking compliments… (P.S. If you haven’t done so, read part one before continuing!) I have many areas of improvements. And even though it is hard to me to believe: even with my flaws I am loveable and worthy of another’s person’s praise. When I sidetrack compliments […]
The day I stopped letting the scale determine my worth
Most mornings people get up make some coffee, get dressed, eat breakfast, and brush their teeth. I do all the above and have added one very special activity to my morning routine…I examine the size of my body by standing naked in front of the mirror and jiggle my fat. A couple of weeks ago […]