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January 7th, 2020
Christmas may be my favorite holiday. What I love about it is all of the excitement and joy the season can bring. However, as an empty nester, I have wondered how the holiday season would be.
This is a topic my husband and I discussed in December. Is Christmas as joyful when you don't have young children anymore? We haven't had young children in quite some time, but as all of ours are basically on their own now, we pondered Christmas with adult children.
December 19th, 2019
Dan,
"Because I miss you most at Christmastime," sang Mariah Carey.
I'm sure you'd love the fact that I'm starting a letter to you with a song from Mariah Carey. I can hear your laugh and see you roll your eyes. Maybe that makes it a little easier to write.
This is the fourth Christmas we'll celebrate without you, but it's the first Christmas letter I've written to you. In 2016 I added an
December 10th, 2019
Before we get to the wine list part of this post, I'm going to start with a few fun facts. When I am working on an article, I do my writing on one day, and I do my editing a day or two later. That time away from my writing allows me to edit better. It also gives me time to reflect on what I've written.
So, when I wrote this article last week, I took a non-confrontational approach. I shared my thoughts on being a
November 25th, 2019
It's Thanksgiving week, so what should my personal blog be about besides gratitude? I know this isn't a unique topic. I'm sure almost everyone with a blog or social media outlet will opine about being thankful this week. However, I don't write this blog for metrics; I write it as an outlet for my thoughts and feelings. It just so happens that an event from last week made me reflect on gratitude.
Last Tuesday I received a text from a very dear friend, who's really more
November 11th, 2019
If you know me well, you know that working out is central to my being. Monday through Saturday you'll find me at the gym in the morning. If travel or work interferes with this, it's certain that I'll do that workout in the evening or add one on Sunday morning. Working out keeps me centered, makes me feel good in general.
As I mentioned a while ago, I also try to attend yoga once a week. There's a 5:30 pm class at my local YMCA, which fits
October 28th, 2019
When writing, active voice is considered better than passive voice. If you're not sure of the difference, I'll explain via these examples.
Passive voice: The cookies were made by Sue.
Active voice: Sue made the cookies.
Active voice is more powerful. It gives power to the person, animal, or thing taking the action, instead of the action happening to them. I always try to remember to use active voice when writing. However, it occurred to me the other day that I don't use active voice
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