Author Archives: sheswrite

Picking The Right Retirement Community

Posted on by September 15, 2013

Retirement communities make life easier for the people who live there. You no longer have to worry about maintaining your yard, climbing flights of stairs, and dealing with the everyday tasks that become increasingly burdensome in old age. Even for those who are still very much capable of dealing with these things on their own, it feels reassuring to know that you have planned prudently for your future.

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Many people do not realize just how affordable retirement homes can be. The savings

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Honoring Sept. 11 Through Teaching Our Kids, Each Other

Posted on by September 11, 2013

It’s Sept. 11, 2013. Twelve years. A lot happens in 12 years. A whole generation has come and for many 9/11 is a day of tributes on TV, a discussion in the classroom or simply black white words on the pages of their history books.

It’s understandable. It’s like how growing up I didn’t understand the gravity of Nov. 22, 1963: The day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Or even April 4, 1968, when Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed. We all know about … Read more ...

The YouTube video of my #VOTY13 reading at BlogHer

Posted on by September 9, 2013

Have you ever heard a recording of yourself talking and then cringed? Wondering, do I really *sound* like that?

I think watching yourself on TV is kinda like that. You all know how I was chosen as one of BlogHer’s Voices of the Year honorees, well I’m now sharing with you the video of me reading my piece at the conference in Chicago.

I’ve only watched it once, and it was with Hubby and my lovely mother-in-law. While watching it I kept thinking, do … Read more ...

How To Get Clutter Under Control

Posted on by April 8, 2014

Sometimes, it seems you just can’t keep up. No matter what you do, clutter just seems to be getting the better of you. Your cupboards are bulging with all sorts of bric-a-brac, just about every surface seems to be covered with things that have nowhere to go, and there is even a four-foot high stack of magazines sitting in the corner. Clutter isn’t just about your house being untidy, it’s a state of mind that leads to anxiety and a sense of helplessness. So, what … Read more ...

New town, new friends: First Day of School in Portland

Posted on by September 6, 2013

The first day of school. There’s so many emotions wrapped up in that little sentence, aren’t there?

When I first dropped Logan off at daycare, moms told me that I’d cry and cry. I didn’t. Then years later when Logan started kindergarten, I was warned again how I’d cry and cry. Though I was excited, nervous and grew verklempt at how fast his first five years went, there were still no tears to blink back.

Walking to school.

Walking to school.

This day was different. This day was … Read more ...