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So, I have been on the job 5 weeks and wow. Every second of the day I am busy texting, emailing and calling, so I have no extra time. I squeeze in a call with my honey before and after work and a tiny bit in between but I have no time to write. That…
Continue reading ➞ So, I’ve lost myself in my work, but not for long…
Writing is my elixir Writing for me is like breathing, it sustains me It gives me shelter from the metaphorical storm When I am in doubt or despair it changes everything The atmospheric pressure shifts in my favor I am the true definition of winning because with "it" I rule So why not write all…
Continue reading ➞ So, Writing is my elixir- a poem
Eiffel Tower, that is all!!
So, I thought Rome was all that and a bag of Utz and it is, but France with its wider than life boulevards and matchy-matchy buildings is a contender. I will start out by saying that I like the feel of the Italian lifestyle better from the 2 cities I visited in Italy (Rome and…
Continue reading ➞ So, Paris, you had me at Bonjour…
At a meeting Trying to engage Keeping a smile on Feigning interest Pretending to be invested Longing to be inspired Knowing it is impossible Gotta have my own Until I do, I must suffer Creators are restless We need to do our craft Suppression is pain Sleep is kept at a minimal Unless the creation…
Continue reading ➞ So, a poem about going for it
So, here is poem that I wrote while sitting by the Seine... Paris in a word- magnifique, though the descriptor may sound absurd, The city has a charisma, an unintentional charm a power that is surprising so great it disarms, I feel immersed across the ages, as if Hemingway and Monet are by my side…
Continue reading ➞ So, Paris, a poem
So, I am of the generation of Lady Di, Princess Diana, Princess of Wales. I was a little girl in pigtails on the way to Camp Tomachichi and I was so sad because I could not stay home and watch the whole wedding. I was smitten from the very beginning. Her style, her grace, her…
Continue reading ➞ So, the more I watch The Crown, the more I realize I was wrong about HRH…
So, I am a smart lady. Not Einstein level, but I have a pretty good balance of book and street smarts. I don't have to drone on about how many degrees I have because education doesn't = intelligence. I know people with no formal education who are very successful. They either have mega experience, or…
So, you have heard it before, I am going to Paris soon! Yay me! Part of any trip or any change requires effort. And this fabulous fantasy holiday involves me preparing for my trip way ahead of time. Who am I fooling? All of my trips involve me getting ready way before anyone else. But…
Continue reading ➞ So, packing with a purpose for travel…
So, I am a good daughter. Really, I am. But I am impatient with my mom. We have that 30 year difference, and she is just not like me at all. I am high energy and I don't sleep a lot and I care about being healthy and I am the opposite of sedentary. She…
