Moving Forward with an Almost Empty Nest

Last night, I sat by the cheery bonfire I had made, reminiscing about bonfires with family and friends in the past. With my adult and almost-adult aged children running here and there to work or some event, I’m finding myself alone more and more. It was my first time building a bonfire and enjoying it

Eating Healthy as a Single Parent

One challenge of being a single parent is having the time, money and energy to create healthy meals. After a tiresome day at wotk, the thought of standing on my feet for another half-hour or so just simply isn’t appealing at all. Until I think about my health. When my children were young, most of

The Barrette

Last Friday night, I cried. I’ve been doing a lot of that lately as I’m realizing more and more that my youngest one is launching off into the world of adulthood, whether I’m ready or not. But the reason I cried that Friday night was because of a faux diamond barrette. The silvery clasp has

Time to Say Goodbye-The Joys of a Daughter

It is blog post writing time and I feel as though there is nothing to share…or, maybe it is a lack of motivation brought on by having to say goodbye to my daughter today. I won’t see her for another month and, well, that’s kind of hard. Okay, a lot hard. I know, it’s only