Don’t Do It Alone

Fall is a time of transition. The sunny days give way to cooler breezes and beautiful colors. The cycle of life is before our eyes. There are many transitions in life. Some involve simply adjusting to the days getting a bit shorter and others are more complex. On the...

Getting to the YOU without the GOO!

  I am so pleased to share my new website with you – and it wasn’t easy to get here!  In fact, creating a new website was a very different experience from what I imagined. I thought it would just be taking what was there and tweaking a few things, but it turned...

Confidence and Pancakes

December 2013 The other day I was making banana chocolate chip pancakes (see recipe below). I have begun making them quite frequently as they have become a favorite. The consistency of the batter is a bit different. The liquefied bananas make them a bit harder to flip...

Nannies and Cellphones — The Unexpected Mirror

My heart is touched everyday when I see babies and toddlers in strollers being pushed by what appear to be well-meaning, good-hearted nannies and sometimes moms or dads. Their heads are pointed down at a screen. They are walking past interesting animals, trees people...