The 3 day long celebration of my grandfathers long life started with the slaughtering of cows and goats. These were gifts given to the family from various family members, in-laws and well wishers. In keeping with tradition the different parts of the cow is…
I have a love-hate relationship with cooking. I really do love to cook, but what I resent is the amount of time I have to spend in the kitchen that I could spend with my family. Generally I am the one doing the cooking…
As 2018 comes to a close, it is a time to take stock of what you’ve accomplished and what you hope to accomplish in the new year. My year started with the celebration of a milestone birthday and ended with laying my 105 year…
Those who know me know that I am a very private person. I had to be dragged kicking and screaming plus a whole lot of peer pressure into the social media craze. I started tentatively with LinkedIn as this was professional, then ventured into…
Can a woman have it all? Do you know any woman that has it all? What does it even mean to have it all? Well let me break it down for you. You have it all when you are on top of the world….
What cape I’m I talking about? You all know the one. The same one you see on any standard issue Marvel superhero. I know this is an odd title for a post, but seems appropriate for my current situation. Most parents especially moms are…
So the kids are gone and I have a new normal and they call it “empty nest“. My husband jokingly calls it “full nest“. This is not necessarily a bad thing. Is it? A big deal has been made by a whole lot of people about this…
I just saw something come across my email the other day asking “Is it healthier to be happy?” Intuitively I would say yes of course it is! It makes sense physiologically and biologically that when you are happy, you are not stressed. We all…
Are kids today more emotionally fragile than we were at their age? Are said kids more entitled than we were? This topic could spark debate for days. So this question came about as I watch my kids and their friends and then go…