*NEW* TAFF Journal
This was a passion project (one of many). I wanted to create a journal that reflected not only gratitude but gave space to the thoughts that unsettle or unnerve you because life is not always a basket of roses. Therefore, each page allows you the option to divide your positive and negative thoughts and concerns.…
Keep readingThe Cost of Friendship
This is a sticky subject. One I’ve attempted to tackle a number of times but repeatedly shield away from. I think I’m ready to give you my two cents worth. I’ll start off with a quote from my father (translated from Italian): “Friendships cost money. Period. If they are real friends you won’t even care…
Keep reading100th Blog!
It all started with an idea that popped in my head one cold day in January. I didn’t even know what a blog was, but I felt compelled to figure it out (funny how that happens…). Within days I enlisted some technical support from my dear—and extremely patient—younger cousin, and after a great deal of…
Keep readingFancy Pants
Well it could be pants if you like, I’ve done it in the past Even though I prefer a dress, either way I know I’ll have a blast Fitted or flared, it’s really all about my mood Yellow, black or blue I don’t care, just as long as you tell me we are heading out…
Keep readingHow Short Is Too Short?
As inspiration for most of my blogs, usually a casual conversation with friends is what sparks an idea. Now this topic seems to be a divisive one amongst my circle. Although I follow most societal norms on how to dress, like not wearing a bikini to a funeral, I think I am more liberal with…
Keep reading“Sorry Ladies…There’s A Baby In There!”
(WARNING: Sensitive Topic) ‘In there’ is where we need to go, for reproductive parts must be under our control Well not all, just the female kind, because ‘in there’ is where power truly lies So folks, listen up, since power is in the womb that only ladies possess, that is where in a man’s mind…
Keep readingFuck it. I’m Forty. The Origin Story.
You should know by now I don’t believe in coincidences, right? I was telling a friend that a question came to mind and I thought to myself that it would be a good topic to explore for my next blog. A few days later I started reading the third book in the trilogy Conversations With…
Keep reading“Don’t Ever Change”
For some people the phrase, “don’t ever change” may sound like a positive statement. However, this statement has forever irritated me. It reminds me of being in elementary school because it was said to me repeatedly whenever I did something for someone that I didn’t particularly want to do or even particularly like very much.…
Keep readingHappiness: Back To Basics
To be happy—it seems to be a universal life goal. We all want to achieve happiness and be surrounded by happiness with our family and friends. The common saying goes, ‘be happy with the little things in life’ or ‘just be glad you have your health’. If we can all agree that it’s the little…
Keep readingI Didn’t Really Want To Say Goodbye
The weather has improved and the flowers are starting to bloom (minus the record breaking cold snap we’ve had for a couple of days). Sometimes, when we are on the other side of not-so-good days we are able to reflect upon what could have been. For some, the depths of the dark hole were too…
Keep readingThe Art of Forgiveness
To be forgiven is what we often desire, to forgive is what is expected of us, which can sometimes be difficult. We teach our children to “say sorry” when they have made a mistake or have hurt someone’s feelings—the child that is hurt is expected to accept the apology on the spot, supposedly resolving the…
Keep readingStay Fancy!
One evening we were fortunate enough to have cheesecake, from the Cheesecake Factory, for dessert. I plated it on what I like to call ‘dessert plates’, added a dab of whip cream and a perfectly fanned out strawberry on top. I asked my kids, who are 8 and 11, if they like their fancy dessert.…
Keep readingA Mother’s Goodnight Blues
Every time she walks away she is not the same the next day. Every time I say goodnight and squeeze her tight She seems to have taken flight and grown over night. With changing times comes changing stages The end of one is near The bud of a new is clear I cannot control it…
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