Stop using this word!

Stop using this word!

Words have power. That whole “sticks and stones…” thing is a bunch of BS. It’s not just the words other people say that can hurt us. The words we use can too. In the second stage of my Living PlayFULLY – Becoming a Bodacious Old Broad program we focus on embracing all...

read more
Butterflies Change The World

Butterflies Change The World

Just by going about your day to day business you change the world. When I was younger I thought that I had to be doing something huge, monumental, earth shaking in order to make a difference in the world. How about you? While it’s true that huge monumental...

read more
It’s Not Easy Being Seen

It’s Not Easy Being Seen

There are six stages in my program for becoming a Bodacious Bad-ass Old Broad. The first one is all about courage. So why do you need courage to be a Bodacious Bad-ass Old Broad? One reason is you will become visible. I can hear you saying “But I’m visible. People see...

read more
Unanticipated Consequences

Unanticipated Consequences

You know how you can have a great idea and it isn't until you've put it into action that you realize there are unanticipated consequences? Recently I relocated from the San Francisco Bay Area to Arizona. I knew I would have to find a new tribe, create new playmates....

read more
Help! Avalanche Zone!

Help! Avalanche Zone!

I usually work under threat of an avalanche. Paper mysteriously multiplies around my workspace. I swear it happens when my back is turned. Left unchecked I could end up being buried alive in old to-do lists, obsolete outlines, expired discount coupons, unfiled...

read more
Ditching Toad

Ditching Toad

Did you ever ditch someone when you were a kid? Way back when you were a callous and callow youth? There was at least one kid that wanted to hang around with you and sometimes you just didn’t want them around.  The challenge then became how to ditch them, shake them...

read more
OMG! Medicare, Really?

OMG! Medicare, Really?

Medicare kicks in for me on September 1st.. How did that happen? I have to laugh at myself. Yesterday I decided it was time to take care of enrolling in the Kaiser Senior Advantage program. I’d put it off long enough. After a brief battle with some computer glitches I...

read more
I’m an Explorer, Not a Flake!

I’m an Explorer, Not a Flake!

At a recent networking event we were asked to describe our particular creative bent. In the room there was a poet, a novelist, 2 photographers, a jewelry maker, a hand analyst, a creative coach, and then it was my turn.  What is my creative bent? So many things;...

read more
The Trouble with Kittens

The Trouble with Kittens

I LOVE kittens. They grow up to be cats and I love cats as well. But there is something extra special about kittens. Watching them learn the skills of cathood. Pouncing, jumping, chasing, stalking, racing at full speed around and over furniture and guests . All that...

read more