IN MY MIND
IN MY MIND As a non married woman by choice, buying or leasing a brand new high end and high performance car without a man by my side, also by choi...
Read morewords
matter
Words Matter
BRAZEN AND BADASS
BRAZEN AND BADASS “I’ve been through the desert on a horse with no name, it felt good to be out of the rain,” or is it out in the rain? It’s a dese...
Read moreTHE PENDULUM SWING
THE PENDULUM SWING My constitution is off; I can feel it. The pleasure of getting to know my body as a science project for the last seven or eight ...
Read moreNOT THAT BAD
NOT THAT BAD It seemed like the one liner I heard over and over again after I delivered my son almost twenty one years ago was, “As time goes by, y...
Read moreTAKING A BREAK
TAKING A BREAK If vacation does one thing for me, it is the reminder to slow down and take stock of my daily life when I return. From what and how ...
Read moreSEMI SOLO TRAVELING
SEMI SOLO TRAVELING I love to travel alone. Every time I do book the one ticket please flight for any travels whether in this beloved USA or out of...
Read moreLEAVING ON A JET PLANE
LEAVING ON A JET PLANE “To change your flight, it will either be $350 economy to Boston or $475 Business class to Providence,” Eduardo from Fall Ri...
Read moreTHE PORTUGUESE MASS
THE PORTUGUESE MASS This island of Sao Miguel sprinkled with one charming little town after another is a paradise started by and formed by volca...
Read moreIN THE VAN OUT OF THE VAN
happy smiley malasadas lady at Nordeste, two bites in and I’m pretty happy myself. IN THE VAN OUT OF THE VAN “Alayne, roll the window and take a f...
Read moreA NEW MEMORY
A NEW MEMORY “I think you need a new bag or fix this one,” Jane said to me inspecting my blue and white evenly squared checked cotton throw bag tha...
Read moreTHE UPHILL CLIMB
THE UPHILL CLIMB Guiltily opening up my laptop at breakfast, I was waiting for the disapproving stares of my fellow breakfast buffet goers. Brea...
Read more