I was referred to a dietician when I switched medical providers. It was a good reminder of what I already knew, but from which I had slipped away in practice. My husband and I always have primarily subsisted on home cooking. But I grew up on a farm – and farm cooking is my baseline. […]
Creating, and Breaking, Life Patterns
by Su Swanne A few years back, as I was growing up emotionally, I read the book Motherless Daughters by Hope Edelman. This book provided so much understanding about how my mother was shaped by the lack of a mother, and therefore, how my own life was influenced by her losses. March 2016 is Women’s […]
Hospice Miracles and Malpractice – Part 2
Part 2 I have been writing about my emotional roller coaster ride for which I was ticketed by my disabled brother’s hospitalization, surgery, infections, and transfer into a hospice program followed by his apparent strengthening and process of recovery. You can read the first part of this series here. I am mainly writing this second part of a […]
A is for April and an Abject Attitude
I have not been able to figure out what is going on with me lately. I cannot write, or concentrate, or work. I start wonderful pieces of writing and then lose interest and decide to take a nap. I got off track after successfully getting on track a few weeks ago when I deviated from […]
Day Five of Working On Working Out
It really helps when you know others are going through what you are going through. Ginny teaches Yoga. Marci is dieting. Deb works out in her living room. I'm especially proud of Marci who had the courge to talk about her weight. Let's just say that I would be happy to get down to 170. […]
F is for Feminist and It Is Not an "F Word"
F is for Feminist I believe that some of the young women who did not, and still may not, like the word Feminist have started to understand why Later Born Baby Boomers as well as women of the preceding generations still use the word. This makes me sad. Words that end with isms and ists […]