Samsmom: Life, Joy, Loss and Loving your Mitochondria

I once told a coworker I needed to marry a skier. She told me I was being superficial. “Marriages are based on more than that.” We no longer stay in touch. But I did, indeed, marry a skier. My favorite days with Hubs are on the mountains- it is my happy place, it’s his happy…

Ahhhhhhh. Happiest of Valentine’s Day dear tribe! On this day, I want you to know that I love you. Truly. In the words of great 80’s icon Howard Jones, ‘What is love anyway? Does anybody love anybody anyway?” I say yes, HoJo. Yes. Inspired by this song, I looked up love in the dictionary. LOVE:…

I love New Years. I love Vision Boards. I sit on the floor surrounded by old magazines, a pair of scissors, puffy paints, glitter, glue stick and stickers and create a vision for your next year. I know. Super Cheese. I spent three hours today Vision-Boarding my next 365 days. And according to my vision…

I do love Thanksgiving. I love hosting Thanksgiving, gathering around a meal, the challenge of a massive bird, a holiday that has only one objective…. dinner….so you better get it right. My Thanksgiving is never perfect, there is always one dish that goes awry and the meal is always late. This year cooking a 21-pound…

Hey Dear Tribe: This weekend finds me at a Writer’s Retreat. Here’s a little something that has been brewing: The Heart, the fearless worker. The committed soldier with one job. Keep it going. Work the pump From the first sign of life to the very last beat. The heart carries on. Steadfast, determined, unthinking, unemotional,…