Retirement vs Medical Seperation
The gist is I’m not retired! I’m being medically separated and given a disability pension until I take retirement. What I discovered about myself was I don’t like saying I’m not working due to a...
View ArticleI’m a Writer! Seriously!
I have learned what writing and being a writer involves since starting my blog last March. Like others who have attempted major life changes later in life (after 50), I am learning new skills. Granted...
View ArticleCompeting with Siblings – Can cause scarring!
Sibling comparisons started early in my family, probably long before I was born. As the youngest and only girl, I won the gender competition. My parents, who had attempted at least a dozen times to...
View ArticleSurviving Mother’s Day
I’m lucky. I have an amazing daughter. Our relationship has its share of thorns and blossoms along its rosy path, but I’m fortunate to have a child, who is responsible, beautiful and alive. Many people...
View ArticleToday’s Six-Word Story and Short Post
Today, I had a six-word story published online at The Gravity of the Thing. I’ll reprint it here: Only the wedding dress remained closeted. While I have been missing from my blog, I have been busy...
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