As I sit down to write this, I have just downloaded Christmas music, updated with such new names to me as Michael Buble', Harry Connick and Diana Krall. Heaven only knows where our standard Christmas CD collection is, buried, I am sure, in the piles of boxes that inhabit the…
Having adopted life in Kinsale, County Cork Ireland over five years ago now we have become adept at managing the celebration of Thanksgiving, a holiday specific to one country when living in another. Upon reflection, the changes we have experienced are instructive of our settling in and making connections within…
Would you agree that people seem to flourish more in the summer? Don't you just love to celebrate warmth, friendship, and the sheer joy of being alive at this time of year? Living in Ireland, as I do, I have found that I have become a sun worshiper, as we…
One of the side attributes of living in the Western world is that we tend to collect to many things. This is deadly for any woman who wants to reinvent her life. We have to make room for the new by moving the old out of our way. We need…
Certainly at year end, but likely every time a busy woman faces a holiday season, while part of her may be excited, a good part of her may feel weary. As is often said, the caretaker needs to be able to take care of herself as well. This article suggests…
Learning is much like a computer game – how can that be applied to you or your child? I have been musing today on the comparison points between myself, retooling or reinventing a portion of my life (in this case working out in the gym), and the similarities it has…
