The Dreaded Mammograms

It’s the 3rd of October. Last Monday, after I returned from Summit, I had my sort of annual mammogram. I had the first one when I was 35 and had some cysts and have had them fairly regularly since. Sometimes they required an ultrasound or more checking mostly...

A New Lesson – I’m Too Busy!

The Universe has decided I have more lessons to learn. Apparently, I havenā€™t learned enough since Mike was diagnosed with a rare auto-immune disease in January 2013. Since that time, Iā€™ve driven 10s of 1,000s miles to hospitals and clinics in Denver, Rochester, MN,...

Nothing Human is Perfect

I said this to my youngest son when he was 10 or 11. I donā€™t remember the context but Iā€™m pretty sure I was trying to relay a message about not being a perfectionist. I admit it, Iā€™m a perfectionist. Iā€™m trying to recover but itā€™s a hard line to tow. I want to be the...

Fresh Eyes

Sometimes we donā€™t see things that are right in front of us. I was reminded of this recently when I took a friend who was traveling through to see some local sites. I was born here and going to the pyramids is something Iā€™ve done frequently all my life. Iā€™ve witnessed...

Flying Anxiety

I love to travel. I have, however, always been a little anxious about flying. Itā€™s been about six-and-a-half years since I last flew. Not because I didnā€™t want to it was more a matter of time. But today while taking my son to Washington DC that anxiety was gone. I...