Last week there was a walkout across the nation’s schools. I purposely didn’t discuss it with my 15-year-old daughter because I wanted to see if she would talk about it and make her own decision on what to do when the time came. When I picked her up from school that afternoon and asked…

Just in case you haven’t turned on your television this week due to work or filling out your basketball bracket I want to forewarn you…Tuesday was the season finale of This Is Us.  It’s not even April yet, people.  That means that for basically 6 months we will have no Randal, Kate and Kevin. No…

This 23 and ME DNA adventure continues to provide our family with great entertainment. We’ve had the possibility of a long-lost family member, random connection invites (possibly not so random, they are fellow DNA pool swimmers) and the ongoing question of whether we are Irish, German or something else. Drum roll, please! I am my…

“The real power is in NOT thinking…” Excuse me, what? Recently, while reading Pam Grout’s book “Thank and Grow Rich” I stumbled onto those words early on. It stopped me cold. I previously mentioned my issue with thinking or more aptly over-thinking. I think hard — very hard. ALL THE TIME. And when moments of…

I am not an Olympic athlete nor will I likely ever have an Olympic athlete in my family.  Of course, there is always the chance that my hubby will decide to take up curling so I guess I can never say never. Over the last couple of weeks, we have seen our heroes on a…

  Sunshine & Sarcasm, Lowi & G