Posted on September 28, 2012
It’s a common scenario. It happens every day. I’m out with my husband and someone I’ve never seen before approaches him warmly and they carry on a very animated conversation. Afterwards, I say, “who is that?” and “how do you know him/her?” It’s always through something he participates in that I don’t. Like the PTO, […]
Posted on September 10, 2012
Being alternative is not something I chose. I am a product of my times (the Sixties). Sometimes I wish I liked fast-food restaurants, action movies, reality television, “lite” beer, church on Sunday, Red Sox baseball (okay, I love Red Sox baseball!) But growing up in the Sixties, I ended up a vegetarian, foreign-film watching, craft-beer […]
Posted on August 31, 2012
I was talking to my daughter on the phone the other day and she told me that she is always sleepy. I wasn’t really surprised. I know her pretty well, so I know that she does everything you’re not supposed to do.
Posted on August 1, 2012
My manager suggested I write a third blog entry in a series that began with “disconnecting during vacation” and continued with “planning (or not planning) your future” . His suggested topic: “How to keep that glow when you return from vacation?”
Posted on July 31, 2012
My husband and I are celebrating our 13 year wedding anniversary this month. That’s a good chunk of time, right? The odds were totally against us, though. At least, that’s what everyone said when we got together. They said it was “too soon” and pointed out that I was coming off of a marriage and […]
Posted on July 11, 2012
This writer’s last post was about taking complete vacations, without our electronic devices, and being fully disconnected from our work. The post received a wonderful comment–by doing so we can “live in the moment”. There is nothing more healthy and fulfilling for our Body-Mind-Spirit than being completely present. But…
Posted on June 22, 2012
I’ve noticed a trend in business and in general, that people don’t really take vacations anymore. They take time off, but they bring their cell phones, tablets, and laptops with them. They check their voice mail and email and generally stay connected. I’d like to suggest that this is doing a disservice to themselves, their […]
Posted on June 18, 2012
As I have mentioned in a previous blog titled,” It’s a battle every day”, I have grown up in a very little French northern NH community where they rolled the sidewalks up every evening at 8:00 PM sharp. It was exciting to watch the fire trucks roll by every so many months with their lights […]
Posted on May 29, 2012
May is Mental Health Awareness month. Yay, mental health! I remember in nursing school getting my first copy of a DSM-3 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Third Edition (now in its 5th edition, I think.) I read it cover to cover. Then I took it home on weekends and diagnosed my family members. […]
Posted on May 1, 2012
I have a girlfriend who is currently seeking behavioral health treatment for PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) due to her childhood and the family she grew up in (but mostly her mother.) I wasn’t overly surprised to hear this diagnosis from her, because she’s told me stories of her family life over the years. Unfortunately […]