And what Mickey knew all along. Let me explain…

I grew up in a very loving home.  My mom and dad only wanted the best for me.  But when I received my first report card, my dad’s reaction to it had a lasting impact on [...] Read More

I know for a fact “Everything always works out for me”. I’d like to share a story our most recent vacation. It begins with my quest for cherry bread.

I was vacationing with my extended family in Door County Wisconsin. For those [...] Read More

 

My husband and I enjoyed a lovely six day camping getaway in the wilderness. Sleeping Bear Dunes in Michigan’s lower peninsula to be exact. It was the first time we camped in a camper rather than a tent. It was an upgrade and a big [...] Read More

I am always looking for ways to improve my heart health because I am a heart attack survivor.

A startling statistic I learned after my heart attack was just how much stress plays a role in one’s health. It turns out that stress is the underlying [...] Read More

 

Yay! Today is Wear Red Day. Why is this important to me and so many others?

It’s to raise awareness of the #1 killer of both men and women: heart disease! In this post I wanted to share some statistics on heart disease, risk factors, and [...] Read More

I recently came back from a marvelous trip to Kentucky to enjoy autumn in all its glory.  We wanted to thoroughly enjoy the leaves, but had so much going on at home that we knew we would miss experiencing the full autumn splendor in the [...] Read More

It’s been busy at my house.  We undertook a major home renovation that required us to move furniture out of 3 rooms.  We were redoing the plaster work in the living room in my almost 100 year home. 

And with plaster work comes dust.  Our [...] Read More

In our culture the word deviant has a negative connotation. But actually it means something different from the norm. If you think of a bell curve, let’s say to the left of the norm might be what we consider to be disempowering states such as [...] Read More

You are the only one that can think in your own head – and you have a choice about what to think about! Yes! Just like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, you had the power all along.

Did you know it’s impossible to think two [...] Read More

    Did you know emotions spread through communities just like the flu? A single happy person makes the people around them happier by 34%. Those affected in turn make others happier by 15%. The ripple keeps spreading, with the next layer happier by 6%.  I’m guessing [...] Read More