“When the ears begin to hear, and the eyes begin to see; when the pulse begins to throb, the brain to think again; the soul to feel the flesh and the flesh to feel the chain.” — Emily Bronte
women's issues
Quote of the Week for Aug. 13
“The most beautiful voice in the world is that of an educated Southern woman.” — Winston Churchill
August Already
Summer has flown. Back-to-school commercials are on TV, kids are heading off to college, and sooner than later the school bus will drive by with the neighbor’s children every morning at 8:07 and cause my dog Andy to bark furiously (I won’t mind; he’s 14 1/2 and every day with him is a gift). [Read more…] about August Already
Self-Medicating My Nerves Away
This week, I’ve been under a pretty tough deadline writing an article for a new online publication. It’s a great opportunity, and being the overachiever I am, I wanted to hit this first piece out of the park. As the deadline loomed and my nerves grew more raw, however, I did what most every person on the face of the earth does: I self-medicated. [Read more…] about Self-Medicating My Nerves Away
Weed Whacking Towards Possibility
My husband, Eric, went home to Ireland for 2 1/2 weeks. As progressive as I’d like to think we are in our marriage, our household chores often fall along gender lines, specifically the use of heavy equipment. In my case, heavy equipment means the snow blower, the lawn mower, the gas grill, and the weed whacker. For a while it also meant the Cuisinart, but I’ve since mastered that piece of equipment. [Read more…] about Weed Whacking Towards Possibility