I am the first to admit I am no scholar of American History. In 11th grade, when our curriculum dictated we learn about the American Revolution and the Civil War, I was way too busy learning how to pluck my eyebrows, apply mascara and, most of all, attract boys.  It’s only in later years, having acquired knowledge of Continue reading

The election is over. I have very strong emotions – as many of us do – about the outcome. Too soon to process it all. Maybe in another few weeks….. For now I’m writing an unrelated column. My mother was an only child. When my parents married, my mom became very close to my dad’s only sister. Continue reading

I’ve been thinking lot about the subject of loss lately – all around me there are people I know who have lost their homes due to Florida’s two unwanted visitors: Helene and Milt. And, of course, the election is just days away. And someone will win and someone will lose – even if the results are Continue reading

Like so many of us lately, I was tired and in a hurry as I zoomed down the aisles of a Publix near me, pushing the cart in front of me. However, at checkout, I did take the time to compliment the cashier on her very cool, oversized lime green glasses. I wheeled my bagged purchases out Continue reading

Sometimes, due to circumstances beyond our control., we have to re-think and revise. Start with my newsletter – which has never come out on any other day but Friday, at 3pm. And today is NOT Friday at 3 pm. BUT THIS COULDN’T WAIT! When Helene and Milt paid us a visit, my first thought was to cancel the Continue reading

I have a confession – a huge confession: I cannot remember the last time I cleaned out my refrigerator. I mean REALLY cleaned out my refrigerator – not just desultorily wiping off a shelf here and there.  I didn’t realize how gross it was until I came home from the New York City area after Continue reading

Anyone who resides in the state of Florida lives under the threat of a major hurricane occurring between June 1 and November 30  – EVERY YEAR! And there are many of us certainly getting our fill of hurricanes in the last couple of weeks. I started googling ways to comfort oneself after a hurricane and came up with Continue reading

I am taking time during the ten days of the Days of Awe – which begin with Rosh Hashanah and end with Yom Kippur – to learn new ways to respond to an old situation.  Like many of my friends, who are parents of adult children, we struggle with the power dynamic between the generations and Continue reading

We are now in the autumn of the year, but it’s always the right time to bloom again in Preserving Your Bloom (PYB) land. How to be my own best friend?I pose that question to myself often throughout my day. And why do I so often treat my friends with more consideration and kindness than I treat Continue reading

Remember the famous line from the 1984 movie “Ghostbusters”? “Who You Gonna Call?  If you’re seeing thingsRunning through your headWho can you call?(Ghostbusters) Who you gonna call?(Ghostbusters) If you’re all alonePick up the phoneAnd call(Ghostbusters) I wish there really was someone like Ghostbusters to call when we were troubled, sad or at a crossroads. Power through?“Not so fast,” a therapist Continue reading