reinventing yourself

  • A Start at Some Song Lyrics

    Before I share what I’ve come up with, I need to give a little backstory. For about twenty years now, I’ve been making solo trips up to the NC mountains and the Blue Ridge Parkway. There’s something about the place… Continue reading

    A Start at Some Song Lyrics
  • War of the Words

    How many of you have certain words or phrases that you use without even realizing it? I have an ongoing battle with one word in particular. In fact, yesterday morning, while making my usual list of things, it reared its… Continue reading

    War of the Words
  • Open Mic Night

    I live for Thursday… tonight is open mic night. I’ve been singing since I could speak – thanks to being born into a musical family, there was no way I was going to grow up without playing some kind of… Continue reading

    Open Mic Night
  • Weekend Wisdom (Oh, and Watermelon, Too.)

    Well, dang. I was hoping to get this post in before midnight on Sunday. And now, after forgetting my stupid WordPress login information for the umpteenth time, I see it’s 12:01am… technically, this is now a Monday Ramble. It was… Continue reading

    Weekend Wisdom (Oh, and Watermelon, Too.)
  • Rethinking Retirement

    Today marks the five-year anniversary of retiring from a 32-year career in education. It’s amazing how time flies. I smile when someone tells me I’m “too young to be retired” – but I started working in education at age 21,… Continue reading

    Rethinking Retirement
  • Let’s Get Ready to Ramble!

    As usual, I have a million things I’d like to talk about right now, but it’s 1pm, and I have a load of laundry in the dryer and two that were done last week that haven’t been folded. It’s also… Continue reading

    Let’s Get Ready to Ramble!