My daughter and I have this annoying conversational quirk. We will ping from topic to seemingly unrelated topic. Yet to us there is a logical transition. To others it appears to be disjointed fragments. Add to this that we can pick up a conversation, after being apart, right where we left off. We call it … Continue reading Living in a fishbowl
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A red kimono
Red silk kimono Glass plates stand at the ready The squishing begins Went in for my annual mammogram/ultrasound this week. I've been a client at the same radiology clinic for years. The staff there is wonderful. They use heating pads to warm the glass plates, offer patients silk kimonos to cover up, have warm wet … Continue reading A red kimono
Hold your breath and count to ten
I am apparently quickly becoming a woman "of a certain age." This is my birthday week... yeah, I am going to celebrate all stinkin' week, that's how I roll. Yesterday I turned 49, and I've got a lot going on to celebrate - not my birth, but my life. Monday I went in for my … Continue reading Hold your breath and count to ten
The Girl Effect
My daughter is currently attending grad school, as are six of her closest high school friends/soccer teammates. All girls from typical middle-class American families, all in their early 20s. They are the lucky ones. Compared to women their age in developing countries, they each have opportunities that simply aren't available to these other girls. But, … Continue reading The Girl Effect
Mommy loves you…
When we first discover we are going to be parents, we have all these dreams of what our children will be like and how much we will impart to them. Will they share in our love of art or music? Will they one day excel in sports? Will one be a writer, another an actor … Continue reading Mommy loves you…
A necessary non-necessity
When I read a book, I'm transported to another era, another place, even another universe. Reading is my escape, a way for me to forget all the stress and demands of this life, and delve into a realm of fantasy. The draw back to this, is there are so many places I want to go, … Continue reading A necessary non-necessity
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