When times are tough or even when they are going well, my mom and I like to look back, wax poetic about the past. One of our favorite topics is Lord and Taylor, a department store that shuttered its doors a year ago. I’d be dressed in pink seersucker and my mom with her perfectly… Continue reading An Ode To Lord & Taylor
Hello…Yes..I am putting the FUN in fundraising. Fun follows me wherever I go. On Sunday I am taking a cycling class to benefit research and awareness on Ovarian Cancer I’m fundraising to support the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Alliance (OCRFA). Will you please support me and my efforts with a donation? Please give what you can.… Continue reading “Fun”draising for Ovarian Cancer Research
Craniofacial Awareness Month is almost over. I told myself that I would write more posts this month that relate to the experiences I had growing up with cleft lip and palate, so I could build on the amount of content I had before approaching a publisher about the book about my life. I guess you… Continue reading Remember That Time I Almost Died!
I abandoned music for podcasts over a year ago. When I am sitting in traffic, it was, and still is, easier to listen to someone talk. I told myself I was learning something, and that I could not listen to music if I was sitting in traffic. If the car was not moving, it just… Continue reading Music and Emotions
At 34 years old, and at the dawn of yet another new year, I wish life were simpler. Simple like it was when I was a child. Yes, the unfettered access you have as an adult to just about everything is pretty great. Once in while, though, I wish I could go back to just… Continue reading Lessons Learned from Simplicity and Disney on Ice
We moved into a condo when I was 14 years old while as our new home was built. My four person family was not used to living in such close quarters, but we all did the best we could. There was one living room with attached kitchen on the first floor and two bedrooms, one… Continue reading Ceiling Fan Fun
I am never on time for anything, so to be early felt down right strange. I did not know what to do with my self. I knew 7 other people would be joining me to go to the college basketball game I would be attending today. I was meeting the family as part of some… Continue reading I’m Proud of Myself, How Strange an Experience
I have been going through a collection at work which holds many photographs. The former owner of the items, recently deceased, has all sorts of photos for reference and for personal purposes. All of them have inspired me to want to go home, grab my art supplies, and create. I am usually too tired for… Continue reading Preserving our Lives and Ensuring Our Legacy
“Love is all you need” (McCartney/Lennon) Sometimes you forget what is important. Then you come upon artifacts from your past and it begins to make sense. Love is all you need. The above baubles and jewelry remind me of how privileged I am to be loved. The locket stands out to me the most… Continue reading Love is All You Need
I took last week off of work. I was not expecting to take the whole week. I had planned on just Monday and Tuesday…but I got a cold on the night of my birthday while in Cape Cod. I enjoyed every bit of time off despite the cold. I got to do all the things… Continue reading Celebrating Birthdays, Innocence, and Security
Kara Jackman 