Reboot, Rejuvenate, Resurrect

LOVE AND HATE Everybody loves to travel…not true…I love traveling for a lot of reasons. Traveling breaks rituals and routines which is why some people don’t like to do it. I love that travel breaks my routine. I hate that travel breaks my routine. Confused? Keep reading.   Both ritualistic or routine-driven, accurately describe me. Were you a thief surveilling my house, it would take you exactly zero weeks to know my routine. Once a routine is established, I work to keep it g

SERENDIPIDITY   My favorite son and only child (a kid at heart) stopped by in the middle of the afternoon to retrieve his emotional...

IN MY OPINION   Everything that I have ever accomplished toward forward movement began as an experiment. Even if the action has been...

FIRST TIME LAST TIME When was the last time you did something for the first time? This is not your first time reading this question in...

THE COUCH   On the way to the gym, I take a short cut through a neighborhood. Approximately six months ago, a tannish brown cloth sofa...

MEET FRANK   The morning routine was well---routine… ordinary, except I happened upon a quote by Mires Van der Rohe, a German American...

SELF TALK Handwritten statements on the front page of a beautiful gold and navy journal, a gift from a dear friend, bear witness to how...

TABLE TALK    “Table Topics – Family Gathering,” is an appropriate card game for all ages and most suitable for our household. Minimally...

WITHIN   Two years ago, while planning a milestone anniversary celebration and recovering from vertigo, I became fascinated with corn…not...