Genealogy research can roam far and wide. As a result, I do my best to stay more or less focused on the families of my grandparents. (The remainder of this post was originally written for the now defunct WL Ancestry website.) Grandparents This genealogical journey starts with my four grandparents. Without them, my parents wouldn’t…
Remember the Loosh and the Love!
Not long ago I was blazing through my Twitter feed and read something like this: “I would be happy to fight in the streets over the memo.” The memo, meaning the Nunes memo that appeared and disappeared from mainstream media quickly. The memo that mainstream media passed off as no big deal, and a whole…
Deanna Troi Asks Life Coaching Questions
If you’ve read my about page, then you know I like Star Trek not Star Wars. During my life coaching training, I decided to see if Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG) character Deanna Troi asks life coaching questions. If there’s one thing I learned during a year’s worth of training towards becoming a life…
Midlife Is The New Black Dress
When you hit midlife, you’ve reached the equivalent of life’s little black dress. You’re confident and comfortable in your own skin – no matter what you wear. Without a doubt, midlife is the new black dress. The blog world is full of women in midlife and beyond. The blogs often explore how they got to…
Reading Soothes My Soul – January 2018
Every so often, I take time to reflect on the books I’ve read. Reading is an escape, a pleasure, and quite often a journey into another world. When I read fiction, I find myself being an omnipotent ‘goddess’ tagging along beside the protagonist, second guessing their every move and thought. I clearly envision the surrounding…
What Is A Life Coach?
My short answer to the question “what is a life coach” is this: a life coach is a trained professional who guides you to move forward by asking powerful questions. In truth, it’s hard to define exactly what a life coach is because the profession is relatively young and rapidly changing. What is a Life…
Embracing Adventure
Let’s face it. In the middle of winter in Michigan, with the temperature below zero, the last thing on my mind is embracing adventure. Fortunately, the palm trees and signpost remind me that there are other places in the world where it is warm and toasty. I remember winter will be over, and soon enough…
A Little Something To Read
This post is all of the reviews from my old blog. I wasn’t planning to bring these over to this website, but then I had a quick talk with a work colleague. She said it was always interesting to see what I was reading, and that it inspired her to try new genres. We talked…