I am watching the sunrise in my apartment in the sky, appreciating the silence surrounding me and thinking, with joy, how much I am looking forward to Mother’s Day and thinking about the best Mother’s Day gift. I do have a tinge of sadness that my daughter, Jenny, and my daughter-in-law Jami will not be […]

Our lives are filled with several types of relationships. Let’s talk about how to keep relationships alive that we have with our partners, children, grandchildren, and girlfriends. Here are the keywords that I’ve learned over the years that keep my relationships alive and well! Partners Attention: Your partner should always come first. I learned this from […]

I love when people tell me their home is their castle because so much goes on inside those four walls. Your home is the place where your positive and negative emotions flow, where decisions are executed and children are raised. It’s the place where arguments happen, recipes are tested and holidays are shared. It’s behind […]

There is a difference between friends and girlfriends. Read my musings to discover the characteristics of each. It was a lovely summer afternoon in my beautiful Chicago. I had just left my friends, whom I get together with twice a week for lunch and cards. My life has become so positively overwhelming (in a good […]

Mornings are my favorite time of the day. Why?  I have the whole day to capture new moments in my life. I am sitting up in bed with my computer on my lap, a cup of freshly brewed steaming coffee next to me on the night table, my pooch Orchid snoring softly beside me with […]