• A New Approach to New Year’s Resolutions

    Reality never matches the ambition of New Year’s resolutions. Each January 1st I channel my inner optimist and set goals for improving myself in the coming year. In reality, my New Year’s resolutions become a To Do list for the…

  • It’s Not Easy Going Green

    Kermit the Frog was more right than we knew Throughout my childhood, Kermit the Frog lamented that it’s not easy being green. But while Kermit eventually figured it out (he does have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame…

  • Personality Quiz Uncovers the Me I Never Knew

    How well do I know myself? Apparently not well enough.   When I was a kid, the cool girls shared personality quizzes from Tiger Beat magazine on the school bus. Sadly, my uncool self never scored high enough to break…

  • Selfies Are Not in My Skill Set

    I Cannot Take a Decent Selfie if My Life Depended on It I can type 60+ words per minute and use an adding machine without looking at the keys. I do jigsaw puzzles, sew and embroider. Fluting a piecrust or…

  • Platitudes Top the List of Pet Peeves

    Everybody has pet peeves. As a writer, banal platitudes top my list.   After chatting about our busy schedules, an acquaintance recently admonished me to “stop and smell the roses.” While I appreciated the sentiment, deep in my wordsmith’s soul…