These Are a Few of My Favorite Things

These Are a Few of My Favorite Things

It’s funny, how little things can often mean the most. When I embarked on a seismic career/life change some years ago, I worked to identify what was no longer important and replace it with what I thought deserved to be in my next chapter. My goal was to get to...
Slow Progress is Still Progress

Slow Progress is Still Progress

There I was, stuck in a line of cars a half-mile long. My destination: a public works recycling event for locals to properly dispose of household items large and small – electronics, car tires, cleaners and fertilizers – all types of things detrimental to...
Outer vs. Inner Stories

Outer vs. Inner Stories

“That is one ugly orange!” I thought, at my local market, looking at what can only be described as… an ugly orange. And here I am, espousing that you can’t judge a book by its cover. Or a wine bottle by its label. Or anyone’s innards by...
Happy 200th Post in the Blog!

Happy 200th Post in the Blog!

Happy 200th anniversary to me! I’m not that old. But my blog is. This is the 200th blog post I’ve published since starting my writing on this site (formerly Commander-in-She) back in 2017. I celebrated How to Write 100 Blog Posts in March of 2019. The next...