As I write this column, I am in the second month of the COVID-19-induced shelter in place. In some ways, this virus has imposed simple living on many of us whether we wanted to simplify things or not. My May calendar — which is...
Read MoreWhen I started drafting this month’s column, the virus that has now become a household word was still just a news headline — one that I was paying close attention to but not something that I honestly expected to completely...
Read MoreIs there anything better than coming home to a clean house? I honestly can’t tell you how happy it makes me to see (and smell) my house in the immediate moments after I have cleaned it from top to bottom. It has become an...
Read MoreConfession: February is probably my least favorite month of the year. The holidays are over, my pants are too tight from holiday indulging, my wallet is at an all-time low and the weather outside is less than ideal. I ride the...
Read MoreThe start of a new year and a new decade is here and like many of you, I am already feeling the inevitable resolve to take the turn of the calendar into a chance for new beginnings and fresh starts. Even as I was in the midst of...
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