This weekend we drove to the mountains to see the changing leaves with a few thousand of our closest friends.  We debated going as the weather was calling for rain, but since it was our last chance to catch Mother Nature’s fall spectacular we decided to go. Sunday morning we awoke to a mix…

About a week ago, I went to a testing center to take a certification exam and from start to finish it was a surreal experience. Mercury’s Retrograde ended a few days earlier so it’s possible this was some of its random after-effects. I’m willing to chalk it up to astrological disturbances because I’m not comfortable…

At the close of our 100 Days of Happiness last week, Lowi talked about how this year’s experiment in cultivating gratitude had been challenging. Difficult days seem to be the theme for far too many with the natural disasters of Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma. We all have friends and/or family that we are checking…

Sunshine & Sarcasm, Lowi & G

For days I have heard an inordinate number of sirens. Sometimes it’s just one and sometimes it’s like they fill all the air around me.  All day long it seems they are roaring, blaring, calling for my attention. It’s as if at every moment there is an unattended fire raging; an emergency forming as the…

  We’ve all heard Jennifer Garner and Samuel L. Jackson ask, “What’s in your wallet?”  So, G and I thought it might be fun to look at what’s in our purses, nightstands, cars or anything else that could potentially be interesting. I decided to go first since my purse, or as I like to call…