I have been thinking about our fast-paced lifestyles and the effects of stress on our bodies. Yesterday, I had occasion to speak with someone who had just returned from eight days in Hawaii. Not just eight days in Hawaii, but eight days with no itinerary, no plans, no schedules, just beach time and reading time….
Month: October 2009
In The Name of Fashion
I was out shopping this afternoon. As usual I ended up in the baby clothes and started looking for a Christmas dress for Makiya’s first Christmas. (Don’t even get me started on why I’m looking at Christmas things at the beginning of October. That’s a rant for another day.) Anyway, I found some beautiful dresses…
Moving
We’re moving. Not my home, but my office is moving. We’re consolidating into fewer buildings and so everyone who works in the building that I work in is moving to the corporate office. We’ve been busy packing and sorting and planning for the past few weeks. It’s been a good opportunity to dispose of old…
Goals
It is almost exactly one year ago that I took the time to write down six goals that I had. I pulled those goals out this morning to check on my progress and was pleased to find that I could check the first four as “done” or “in progress”. Alas, the last two will move…
Two Hearts, One Baby, Multiple Blessings
Yesterday, I read something that I have waited for fifty years to read. I read my adoption file. I read detailed descriptions of myself as a baby and learned that I spent the first four months of my life in a foster home, with the exception of one month when I was hospitalized for…