I Love You
The doorbell rings, and my attempts to reach the front door ahead of our black lab Bruno fail. Settle down, boy; it’s not for you. My words do not do the trick; Bruno is going nuts with excitement. I crack the door open, and Jack backs up. Bruno is intimidating. Jack Jack is a twenty-something […]
Shine Theory
A Zest For Life When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, so the saying goes. So, what’s a girl to do when bushels of lemons keep showing up? For this girl, it means hair up, messy bun, yoga pants, and getting to work on squeezing the bejesus out of the lemons with gusto. Honestly, who […]
Wordle
I am obsessed with Wordle, It has been around for a whole year, and I am just now jumping on the party train; how did I miss this? Six chances to guess the day’s secret five-letter word, twenty-six tiles, challenging but not impossible. Full disclosure: it took me forty-five minutes to solve my first puzzle; […]
Nudging
Drangonfly I love me some Michael Bublé, ‘It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life, for me, and I am feeling good— Dragonfly out in the sun, you know what I mean, do you know?‘ Yes, Michael, I know exactly what you mean. I feel like a dragonfly, transforming and having […]
Community
Recently, I met the most extraordinary woman. Her name is Joanne, and she is building a powerful non-profit organization (stay tuned for next week’s posting). Joanne reminded me of the importance of community as support and as a source of strength. Her message read in part, We were talking in our studio today about empowerment. […]
Silence
We’ve all heard the sayings: “Silence is golden,” “Silence is a virtue,” and “Silence is bliss.” Sometimes, it is better to keep your mouth shut. And hey, there’s truth to that! Knowing when to hold back shows maturity and wisdom.
Gotcha
The name, ToGETherJOY, is designed with purpose, a clever play on words to encapsulate multiple meanings– I got you, you got me, together we are better. A sisterhood, sharing the messy and beautiful in this journey, illuminating the path forward by sprinkling excessive optimism to build a joyous and bright landing spot. It is the ultimate, […]
Keep Going
Adolescence, a confusing period when themes of self-worth and belonging are consuming. No doubt, navigating through the awkward phase can be messy. Imagine having to grow up under the lens of social media where all things are magnified; yeah, no thanks. I had a hard enough time on my own; I can’t imagine having social […]
Twenty-Two
I wrapped up twenty-one sidelined by the ‘nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, stuffy head, fever.’ Reenacting a NyQuil commercial was not part of my master plan; on the contrary, we had plans to ring in the new year in Florida. My boys took the canceled vacay in stride by demonstrating significant constraint (not whining) and […]
Dominic
September 4, 2020 The day I learn his name—details of the fatal accident trickle in. A third-year Michigan State University student, Dominic Duhn, was killed in a hit-and-run while riding his skateboard with friends. Dominic was twenty years old. Survived by his parents, Drew, Gabriella, and younger brother, Enzo. My heart sinks for Gabriella, I […]