BOAT LIFE- We Rented a Winter Air B&B

It is adorable and spacious and spotless. I have already taken a shower and am trying out my heating pad on the bed….(I hurt my back two weeks ago and have been nursing an injury since then) Brand new fixtures in the bathroom and cute vintage touches throughout the apartment! Walking distance to the boat.…

“This Is Us” is Currently My Family Therapy

Trigger Warning: Addiction, death and This is Us spoilers…. I just finished watching the episode in This Is Us -where Jack experiences the death of his mother. It’s in the most recent season, which will be the last season of the show. The reason that I have loved the show is that it has often…

A Poem for Ukraine, Fear and Family History

Ahhhhhh The World……Lord God, You made it. Beautiful and Frightening in its own way That there can be moments of beautyRight next to moments of uglinessIn the same roomExisting in the same space Moments of joyCoexisting with moments of fearIn the same boxIn the same closetIn the same nooks and crannies of our hearts How…

Goodbye Mr. Lennon

38 years ago today, a deranged man walked up to perhaps the most talented singer/songwriter there ever was….and blew him away in the doorway of his NY City apartment building. Time stopped for me that day. It was the first death that I experienced of a loved one. The first time I was personally affected…

Cuttyhunk Magic

My plan was to shut off social media for the week that I am on Cuttyhunk…..but the stories here are just too good not to tell. Since I use my blog and Facebook as a type of journal to record memories for my own use, I decided I will limit myself to a post a…

The Pleasure Principle

Today, in Yoga class, I was given a “truth bomb” card. It came from a stack of cards with various messages on them. The one that I got today blew my mind- because it was PERFECT for where I am right now in my journey. It said this: “Pleasure is Power”. I shared this thought…

Dressing for Battle

I should probably refrain from writing this until I have heard the sermon (which was supposed to be amazing)….But I am thinking about why people love weddings so much. I don’t know about everyone else …..But this is why I do….. It’s not the flowers, or the fancy dresses or the beautiful music or the…