Yes, I’m Selfish. So Be It.

I’m the first to admit that I’m horrible at keeping in touch with people.   I rarely return a phone call and there are times when even a quick email is just too much for me.
I have been known to  get into lengthy email discussions with friends and then just drop off the face of the [...]

Lightbulbs: An Inner Dilemma

Two and a half years ago I moved out of the house that I had previously occupied with my former spouse and moved into a small, cozy two bedroom duplex in town.  My living alone experience prior to this was … um… ZIP, NADA, ZILCH.  Sure I had went off to college but I  spent [...]

Cats and Dogs

Any guy can love a dog. A dog is like that young and immature girlfriend. The one who drools all over you and looks up with her puppy dog eyes, doing everything in her power to please you.
It takes a man of passion, intelligence and patience to love a cat. [...]

Right or Perfect

I just returned from my first weekend away without kids. Prior to this weekend I have spent weekends with only ONE of my two but never with neither of them. I went away assuming that at some point I would feel guilty about the luxury that I had of being without my girls. [...]

The Memory Jar

Mom had passed away in August and Christmas was approaching and I found myself 5 months pregnant, sad, and in the middle of the end of a marriage. It was our first Christmas without Mom. Christmas was one of her many favorite holidays. Anytime that she had us altogether made her [...]