Okay - so my left shift key is not working all that well lately and some of my other keys seem to be sticking. I knew I shouldn't have tried to eat those honey-roasted almonds while typing...multi-tasking is never as good in practice as it is in theory. Now every typing engagement is a challenge. I am plagued with a [...]
Life Alert??
Cheyenne has thought it funny lately to tell me that she is going to get me Life Alert for Christmas. These comments were generated out of an initial discussion regarding the labyrinthitis and the potential for dizziness and loss of balance, so I took them originally as a misguided attempt at expressing concern for me. Alas, [...]
Get your future…
Last year I got hooked on Jill FM (http://927jillfm.com/) - a California radio station that you can listen to on demand via the internet. It plays an incredible mix of favorites from the 70s and beyond and is great for someone like me who has been listening to the music through all those decades. The thing [...]
A moment between mothers…
My daughter Sarah was at Target yesterday doing some shopping with baby Lennon (now nearing 10 weeks old). At the checkout lane she was behind a woman who was there with her college age son buying what appeared to be things for his dorm. As Sarah watched the mother and her son she recognized that [...]
For all women, let’s have the 2nd talk.
I have shared on my blog in the past my disdain for the delightful changes I am experiencing in perimenopause. I refuse to suffer this assault on my body silently under an umbrella of shame. I am fortunate to have friends who have shared their experiences with perimenopause with me; as such, I was more clued [...]
How educators get rich…
There is something so refreshing about the fall semester at NDSU. It is the beginning of a brand new year with many new faces - students, staff, and faculty. It is also a chance to catch back up with those I have not had an opportunity to see all summer. It is a homecoming of [...]
Spotless future…
"Whatever your past has been, you have a spotless future." I saw this saying on a necklace in a catalog and I have not been able to get it out of my mind. It is one of those sentiments that speaks to the power of hope, the potential of determination, and the opportunity for change - [...]
THE NEW FORTY 