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My Gambling Addiction

My Gambling Addiction

by | Apr 26, 2024 | Going Home

  Dear Friends, As many of you know, I embarked on a journey several years ago to fulfill my lifelong dream of becoming an indie author. For those unfamiliar, indie authors handle everything from writing to printing, publishing, packaging, and mailing their books...
A Spoonful of Energy in 2020

A Spoonful of Energy in 2020

by | Oct 21, 2020 | Going Home

I’ll take a spoonful of energy, please. How many times have you started your day by taking inventory of your spoons?  The spoon theory describes mental and physical energy and helps us understand why we do or don’t do certain things.  Basically, a...
Time for a Mammogram

Time for a Mammogram

by | Oct 11, 2020 | Going Home

Once a year, like clockwork, I stop and go in for what I lovingly refer to as my annual squeeze and peak, or as you may call it, a mammogram.  I do not think twice about it.  As I leave that appointment, I schedule the following year and keep that same...
It’s Complicated: Lines in the Sand

It’s Complicated: Lines in the Sand

by | Jun 14, 2019 | Going Home

There’s never been a more considerable understatement than the social media status ‘it’s complicated.’ When it comes to men in my life, ‘it’s complicated’ started earlier than I have memories.  When I look back over the years, I can draw lines in the sand at the...

Grandmas in Braces

by | Feb 20, 2019 | Going Home

Visiting with Dr.Tatum! Over 40 years ago I had a metal mouth. Our family dentist put braces on me but he had never done that before. I was the first! Fast forward to 2018 and this grandmother is back in braces. Here Dr. Tatum and I discuss adult braces and how the...