*African proverb My body has often been the object of critique by people who claimed to love me. Never mind being called “thunder thighs” by the little league football players when I was ELEVEN. Never mind the neighbor boy who said, “You’d be really pretty if you lost weight” when I was 15 and weighed … Continue reading The Axe Forgets; The Tree Remembers*
midlife
Double Nickels
I recently celebrated the only birthday I’ve ever dreaded. Does that even make sense? Let me see if I can clarify what I mean. When I was in my 20’s and early 30’s, I experienced some pretty big losses. People I knew and loved died far too soon and far too young. I decided then … Continue reading Double Nickels
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Never Say Never
One thing I’ve learned in my life is that any time I say I’m “never” gonna do something, I inevitably do exactly that thing. Seriously! I may not do the thing for years or decades, but rest assured that if I say I’m “never” gonna do it, it’s coming down the pike sooner or later. … Continue reading Never Say Never
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Closing Time
I didn’t write much while my house was in escrow. It felt kinda weird for me to do so while things were “in limbo” so to speak. But guess what?! It closed Friday! I was fortunate enough to be able to move out prior to listing, but I was still the owner for about 6 … Continue reading Closing Time
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Going Up
The house goes on the market tomorrow. I’m excited and nervous. I’ve been driving my son over each morning so he can continue riding the bus to school, and today after he left, I took a few minutes to walk around inside and look at the finished staging. It’s my house but not anymore, you … Continue reading Going Up
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The House
I’ve always known it’s not the house that makes the home but the people who live there and the memories they create. Working my way through this downsize is so bittersweet. One minute I’m laughing, and the next, crying. Twenty-one years of memories happened here. I’ve gotten to the point a few times in the … Continue reading The House
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The Beginning of the End
Tomorrow is Christmas Eve - and the beginning of the last Christmas my kids will have in their childhood home. I’m typing in the glow of the lit-up Christmas tree they helped me trim weeks ago with the ornaments that one collects during an adult lifetime. It’s a bittersweet feeling for sure. My home - … Continue reading The Beginning of the End
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Facebook Memory
You know how Facebook shows your memories? One popped up today for me that made me realize how much I’ve changed. I had made a comment about how great my birth year had been, and then I said I hoped that year - 2013 - would be so good to me as well. A month … Continue reading Facebook Memory
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House Ramble
I live in the home my former husband and I bought together two decades ago in which to raise our children. We renovated it pretty much top to bottom, inside and out. It’s a beautiful home in a great location, and now it belongs solely to me. I realize what a great thing this is, … Continue reading House Ramble
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Silver Hair
I just spent an inordinate amount of time staring at myself in the mirror. This was precipitated mainly by the fact that my hairdresser of the past several years recently moved, and since I haven’t been in to get my usual highlights, my hair is turning silver. I’m at the point now that I either … Continue reading Silver Hair
Meatballs & Butterflies 