Reflecting on 2019 from a eucalyptus and lavender steam and hot tub on NYE is NOT how I thought the year would go out. A second round of pneumonia pre- Christmas and the kid’s holiday break was mostly executed from the family room where I quarantined myself. A pasty, pale, bobbleheaded sloth of sick and…
Styrofoam Packaging Peanuts: Filler
“And I’m so sick of love songsSo tired of tearsSo done with wishingYou were still hereSaid, I’m so sick of love songsSo sad and slowSo why can’t I turn off the radio?….”-So Sick Ne-Yo First- I’d like to give a shout out to “nappers”. Some of my favorite people just *nap*. Conflict? Nap. Sad? Nap….
Half
“ It’s the edge of the world and all of western civilization”…..-Red Hot Chili Peppers Today it is for the Anderson’s . Maybe more so for Mrs. Anderson….. I *felt* this pre-bday sunset ( and sunrise bc sleep was not my friend last night..) . And I want to be *kind* to Brady and never…
No Pain No Champagne subtitle: Crown
Yesterday was my favorite holiday: Stafford Wine Fest. I came from a place of “yes”. I misplaced my hat and processed to wear a bedazzled crown for the next 10 hours. I have pictures. There was a lot of peopling. This is where things get fuzzy. Today’s run is going to be painful. That is…
No Pain No Champagne subtitle: The Water “Situation”
So today was unexpected. That depression and windy rain I wrote about the other day? Well, she has a name: Hurricane Melissa. It’s made a wet mess of our island and southern beach towns. Also canceled : my favorite LBI Kite festival ( for today. Tba tomorrow and Sunday) as well as the 18 mile…
No Pain No Champagne #MarathonBarbie #runbrun #teamlilylarue
This is my first blog only representing the first two days of my crowdrise and is only the beginning of my 26.2 mile journey the last few months. I am running in the NY Marathon on November 3, 2019. That was June 1st….I remember I was in tears at my son’s baseball game. I was…
Times Gone By….
Should old acquaintance be forgot And never brought to mind? Should old acquaintance be forgot, And long, long ago And for long, long ago, my dear For long, long ago. We’ll take a cup of kindness yet For long, long ago. And surely youll buy your pint-jug! And surely I’ll buy mine! And we’ll take…
My September Garden
Henry David Thoreau said: “[You] will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” Thoreau suggests that the universe will begin to conspire with you to fulfill your wishes. This is the law of co-creation…. You are welcomed to look this up yourself. I WILL touch upon this at a later date. The funny thing…
The Butterfly Effect
I’ve had a particularly hard time finding my voice and tone today. Sleep has alluded me all week with Easter and this massive date coming upon me. It’s DEFINITELY not a #yellyvoice I find nor have used. I am profoundly troubled and amazed and defeated??? that Lily LaRue has been gone 3 years. It feels…
Fortune Cookies
Although the 2017 calendar says otherwise, I woke up today knowing it was *really* Easter. Easter 2015. Every April 5th will always be *our* Easter. Easter in my heart and soul; I woke up feeling the memories in my very core. Her favorite holiday, although there was not a holiday she didn’t insist on celebrating,…
