Long before she died 3 days ago at age 45, Lisa Bonchek Adams wrote about her death. Her post is typical Lisa. Tackling the tough topics. Simple direct words. Strong opinions about how she wants to be remembered. It begins: When I die don’t think you’ve “lost” me. I’ll be right there […]
Jane Pauley: What’s not to like?
Everyone loves Jane Pauley. And I get it. But I have to confess, it would be so easy NOT to like her. Author of two books, mother of three children, television career of four decades, Jane’s always seemed be one of those women who made it look possible, even easy to “have it all”. Being […]
Life Interrupted
She never signed up for this….. Barbie Ritzco did sign up to be a Marine, to be on the front lines fighting America’s battles. She did not sign up to be on the front lines fighting breast cancer. Soon after her deployment to Afghanistan in 2011, as she stood in the shower she could feel […]
My Husband Drove his Car Over My Foot….and here are 10 GOOD things about it
1. It makes great blog fodder. 2. It was an accident. I thought I should probably mention that. In today’s world, you never know. 3. There were witnesses. We were with another couple (who both escaped injury.) 4. It’s not life threatening; I don’t need surgery but potentially could score a handicap parking pass. […]
Life@50+ Top 10 List
Welcome to AARP. By welcome I don’t mean getting the card. I’ve had mine for a while. (okay, a LONG while.) By welcome I mean attending my first AARP event, Life@50+. They had me at hello. Actually they had me even before Hello, as soon as I walked in the door of the […]
Heroes Among Us
In a world where Kardashians are the gold standard of celebrity; where Oscar Pistorius, one of the world’s most admired athletes, is tried on murder charges; our world seems sorely in need of heroes. Yet often heroes seem to be in short supply. Who is a hero? The official definition: a person, who is admired […]