Well, here I am… the first post here. Allow me to introduce myself. This is me, doing it messy, doing it unpolished… but doing it.
Nice to meet you.
Well, here I am… the first post here. Allow me to introduce myself. This is me, doing it messy, doing it unpolished… but doing it.
Nice to meet you.

Friend, have you ever asked yourself that question?
I’m talking mostly to my ladies out there whose kids have grown into young adults. Maybe they’re still in high school, maybe they’re in college, or maybe they’re fully adulting in all ways. Although they still need us, they need us in different ways than they used to. We are turning into a cheerleader, a coach, and a friend, and we still have much support and love to offer our growing children, to be sure.
The appearance of fine (or not-so-fine) lines on the face. Crepey skin on the legs. Hands that look like somebody’s grandma.
Have you experienced this? I’m seeing it more in myself and today was a wake-up call as I caught my reflection in the mirror.

Sleep.
It can be a real struggle sometimes. I know this from experience.

I’ve just gotten back from a few days of camping and playing outdoors. Shower? Nah, not necessary… until I got home. It’s weird, but I couldn’t smell myself until we (hubby) and I got back to civilization.

“No man is an island.”
So said poet John Donne in a sermon way back in 1624. We all need to be part of a greater whole, belonging to others in society. Man was meant to have relationships, to share life with others.

What do you do when all your healthy habits go out the window?
This is me. Today. Here’s a little background: