When I was 38, I had to stop working. Shayne and I were about to move to Singapore due to a job transfer for his business. They are pretty strict about working there if you don’t have a work visa. Nobody in Singapore was going to sponsor me for a real estate work visa, the…
I think addictions may start when connections end. In Human Design, my profile is that of an Opportunist/Role Model (4/6). All of my opportunities in life come from the connections I’ve made. It’s hard for me to end friendships, even when I should. Once I’ve connected to someone, its generally for life. Now, I may…
I asked a ChatGPT program called The Architect what my skin is trying to teach me. In 2020, when we were hit with the Covid lockdowns, both of my parents were diagnosed with cancer which ended up being terminal. My father lived here, near me, and my mother was in Arkansas. It was a stressful…
Why do some people make us feel alone, even when we’re together—while others make silence feel like the deepest conversation? I was listening to a podcast today and one of the guests mentioned how he enjoys the presence of certain people. He didn’t say spending time with certain people. That struck me. Spending time is…
I just finished watching My Mom Jayne, the story of Mariska Hargitay’s mother, Jayne Mansfield. It was a wonderful documentary, and it brought to mind a personal family secret that I wasn’t aware of until about 8 years ago. There’s a very real possibility that I have a half-brother out there somewhere. I’m not going…
Shayne and I went to a local Farmer’s Market this morning and there was a free book table. I stopped and found a book by Miriam Zimmer Bradly that I’d never seen before, and picked it up, quite excited about my found treasure. As we were walking up an aisle, a woman stopped me and…
A few weeks ago, I was in a large natural foods grocery store stopping in to get a salad from their salad bar. I like using salad bars, since I am on a pretty restricted diet due to an autoimmune issue I’m trying to clear up. After I made my salad, I noticed that the…
