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Catching Up with My Gratitude Jar

February 8, 2018 | One Comment

Holy cow, it’s already February! Where did the beginning of 2018 go? Time has flown by and I’ve realized I haven’t written my yearly piece about my gratitude jar. I… Read more »

Tags: 2017, 2018, grateful, gratitude, life is good, mindfulness, resolutions

My Newest Essay on Better After 50

January 25, 2018

Last week one of my favorite websites, Better After 50, published a new essay of mine and the response has been incredible. The piece was titled “How I Learned to Love… Read more »

Tags: better at 50, body image, midlife, self love, thank you

2017: My Year in Food

January 12, 2018 | 4 comments

I spent part of the holidays at a writing residency in Vermont and now that I’m home and ready to start 2018, I want to give 2017 a proper send-off… Read more »

Tags: cooking, food, foodie, potluck, recipes, restaurants, travel

An Empty Nester Conquers Sightseeing for One

April 27, 2017

When our kids were young, my husband and I talked about someday when our two would be away at college, and I could travel with him on business trips. During… Read more »

Tags: baseball, bike tour, chicago, cycling, empty nester, foodie, midlife, pizza, sightseeing, tourist, travel

My Gratitude Jar–One Year Later

January 1, 2017 | 8 comments

  I kicked off 2017 by cracking open my 2016 gratitude jar, the one featured in an essay I wrote for my favorite website, Better After 50. I was going to take… Read more »

When the Recipe Lives Up to the Hype

August 6, 2016 | 6 comments

  I adore pizza. In a nanosecond, I can tick off my favorite pizza places in New Jersey, New York, and of course, North Carolina: Vic’s Bar and Restaurant in… Read more »

My Summer Loves

July 21, 2016 | 2 comments

  Last winter, South Writ Large asked me to include a list of “Ten Things I Can’t Do Without” along with my bio. I love writing things that make me… Read more »

Tags: audiobooks, baseball, beaches, fireworks, ice cream, running, straw hats, summer, summer loves, Watermelon, writing

The Sneaky Chef

May 24, 2016 | 8 comments

Sometimes cooking healthy requires a certain amount of sneakiness. I love to tinker with recipes and recently, I turned my attention to my favorite Buffalo chicken wing recipe. I wanted… Read more »

Tags: Buffalo wings, chicken wings, cooking, cooking light, marriage, midlife

Lots to Love

March 27, 2016 | 4 comments

I love with my whole heart. It doesn’t matter if the objects of my affections are family, friends, places, fictional characters, stories, or even food. A few days ago, I… Read more »

Tags: apples, books, fruit, healthy eating, Kramer, love, Mackinaw peaches, Opal, Seinfeld, writing

What Gratitude Taught Me

February 21, 2016 | 8 comments

  I thought starting a gratitude jar was a bright idea. That was back in December. I would jot down the things that I’m grateful for, bank them in my… Read more »

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