Sometimes, when I’m overfeeling life, I pull out the mixing bowls and flour and eggs and bake something. Very often it is late at night, because I am not busy enough to stop my mind from overthinking. And then, sometimes, if I see a cool recipe that looks like even I can do it, I… Continue reading Getting Over It: (Baking) Changes at High Altitude
“Faith is believing when common sense tells you not to.” - Fred Gailey I unpacked my final suitcase today. Three weeks after I arrived in Colorado, the car is empty, the house plant is warm inside and enjoying the sunlight and my temporary digs feel a little less like I am just on vacation. And… Continue reading Miracle a Little Off 34th Street
I’ve taken steps (literally and figuratively) to change up things in my life. I’ve sold the house, paid off all bills, rented a storage unit (or 2, but that's a long story), and moved myself and some of my stuff to Colorado. From Michigan. Crossed the Great Plains in between snow storms, arriving at the… Continue reading Words Matter: Drawing strength for the journey ahead
Mid-October in Michigan means autumn settles in, and then so do the birthdays. Mine is in there, and my friends and family delight my heart when they remember. They are like the riots of yellow, orange and red leaves on the trees that come with the season of change, the excitement before the blah of… Continue reading Sprouts from the Heart!
I hate to admit it, but yesterday, the panic won out for a while. It started building about 1:30 that night. I couldn’t sleep, I tried reading, watching ASMR videos, even tried writing a country song (that’s a subject for another post). I saw 3:30, then 4, then 4:30. It was really only 4, my… Continue reading I’m Okay … well, now: Coping when the Panic Attacks
A friend asked me, "How does it feel to be grounded?" He was referring to the fact that I went from busy business traveler almost 40 percent of the time to no travel at all, in a span of a few months. It was an off-handed comment, but I wasn't sure how to respond -- … Continue reading Life Up in the Air
I saw the news reports today from the shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. My heart grieves for all the people who were loved. I wanted to share a story about why these are so hard for me, and something that has been churning around inside my head... For a couple of years… Continue reading A crisis communication
I wrote this blog post a couple of weeks ago. I was afraid to post it for fear of adding any more negative energy to the situation. Well, today the wait came to an end, with the outcome I wasn't hoping for. I'll be philosophical about it tomorrow. Tonight, I will wallow in the fear… Continue reading THBBfffttt
Mother Nature seems to harbor some resentment toward Wednesdays this winter. Each Wednesday for the past month has seen some pretty foul weather. It hasn’t been a fun commute to work. The shift from on-roll employee with the ability to work from home as needed to contractor who loses a day’s pay if she doesn’t… Continue reading A snowy commute and an uplifting stranger…
At corporate events, you sometimes get a lull at your booth. You have to find a way to kill time, but in a flexible, be ready to turn to a customer in a moments notice kind of way. Alice had been hula-hooping for 30 minutes at that point at our booth, and she suggested we… Continue reading A Writing Exercise, part 1
Christina's New Deal 