Warning – this blog post contains mild swearing and strong emotion. Tread lightly. This morning, my husband headed downstairs first when we got up to see if our cat was still alive. Fortunately, she was. She’s fourteen and while not young in cat years, she’s spent the last 13 years making sure not to wear out any of her parts. If you’d asked me a week ago whether I thought we might lose her this week, there’s no way I’d have said yes. She had a small, in-home accident (the worst … [Read more...]

It's early in another new year.  The holidays are behind us and many of are trying to get back in the groove, wondering what's up. Why am I here?  What did I leave undone?  How can I make this year different, better, less stressful, more fun than last year?  The answer: write your own manifesto, your rules to live by for this year and possibly the rest of your life. You can do it solo as a personal expression of who you want to be or as part of a partnership, family, work, community or other … [Read more...]