I used to spend my birthday money on clothes. It just seemed like the thing to do. Go out, do a little shopping, buy a few new things. But, a few years ago, I realized that those clothes just got...
May was a good month. That's a simple, but true way to say it. I've loved the cool spring weather in Minnesota. I enjoyed being out on walks in the mornings and sitting on the porch in the...
More and more, I don't mind cooking dinner, but I hate having to use creative energy to figure out what I'm going to make for dinner. I do like meal services for that reason and we do those...
I've heard about the enneagram number for years, but I never even looked into taking a test. Finally, enough people mentioned it to me that I thought I might as well take the test and see what my...
My word...April flew by! I can't believe it's May already and the end of the school year is just weeks away. Crazy. I'm not sure if I'm ready for summer just yet! Anyway, before we get ahead of...
Wow! I wasn't expecting such a response to selling the postal sorter. I can assure you, though, that I've bought and sold a lot of beautiful things over the years...things that were rare, unusual,...
Today, I turned 41 and I found myself thinking about how the world has changed since I came into it in 1978... I saw my first VCR at the age of four. I watched Dumbo and thought it was the most...
When I was organizing my decorating book collection on the new bookshelf in my office, something struck me. Most of the books were written by people who I now consider friends and professional...
When my shoulder pain was at its worst a few weeks ago, local friends from our church and community stepped in to encourage and support us by giving me rides to my appointments and bringing a few...
Those who have followed my blog for a long time know that I don't ever just fall off the map when it comes it putting up blog posts. It's even rare for me to take planned time off from my usual...