Shifting Gears   Baby Boomer…Member Life 2.0…Wife, Mother, Grammie…Bicyclist…GoldWinger…Mensan…Girl Scout…Reader…Knitter…Rotarian

I’ve been a classic Type A person for years – in fact, my picture may be next to the definition in the dictionary.  Structured, scheduled, not at all spontaneous – that was me.  So I had no designs on changing these personality traits on a dime.  Even though I’ve graduated to Life 2.0 I still [...]

Fun day today – Burl left before 7 to meet his motorcycling buddies for breakfast so Mulligan and I enjoyed coffee on the deck followed by a walk after our breakfast.  Then I actually had to do hair and makeup for the first time in 5 days!  I made it to the gym for my [...]

We had friends invite us to their home at the lake for the weekend so early Saturday morning we were headed south to get away from whatever it is we have to get away from now.  The original plans were to take the GoldWing but not only did we need to leave baked goods for [...]

If you caught a look at the News-Leader today – especially the front page of the Style section – you may have seen a couple of gorgeous sterling silver pendants.  The article was about the traditional and modern gift suggestions for wedding anniversaries and featured items from local artists and boutiques.  In case you’re wondering, the 25th [...]

Had a message on my cell phone a couple of days ago – when I listened to it, it went something like this – “I sure hope you have one of those phones that shows you the number that called because I don’t have a clue what my phone number is – but then you [...]

According to a recent article in Newsweek, blogs are good medicine and psychiatrists are starting to tout the therapeutic power of blogging – and many of them now use it in treating their patients!  Blogging is supposed to get you closer to a sympathetic audience and that in itself is therapeutic. Now I’ve never paid [...]

An open letter to all the drivers of 4-wheeled vehicles in Springfield: For the last couple of weeks I have been using my bicycle as a means to navigate our fair city, save on gas consumption and get more exercise.  I have a few observations I would like to share with you although I realize [...]

We’ve spent the last two mornings volunteering at the Price Cutter Charity Championship which is part of the Nationwide Golf Tour.  I worked on the tee box for hole #3 and Burl marshaled the fairway.  We each had jobs that allowed us to watch these young professionals up close and personal and I was amazed [...]

Today “almost” smacked of my former life – I got up early but had plenty of time to drink coffee, read the paper and take the dog for a walk before doing hair and make-up (doesn’t happen that often any more!) and getting dressed in “real” clothes before heading out for the day around 9:15.  I [...]

Welcome to daughter Cindy and her new blog that debuted today – it’s called “Life In My Shoes” and you can link from this post.  I hope she finds blogging as much fun as I do.  Cindy was part of the extended family I received when I married Burl.  She’s the mother of 4 of [...]