I looked at my nightstand and took note when I realized the two publications I am simultaneously reading are: a book on Neuro-Linguistic Programming and a special fashion edition of People magazine. Although there are times where I think...”it would be so much easier to be a man”, this reminded me of how great it is to be a woman. There's never a need to compromise...
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It’s great to be a woman.
The Power of One
A great person can change even the least enjoyable experience. We have a yellow lab Mo who is 95 lbs and has an extremely hard head. One day while I was bending over to love him, he jumped up, hit me in the mouth and cracked my front tooth in half. I called the closest dentist. As we had just moved to the mountains that turned out to be Dr. Mandy. Dr. Mandy is a happy, outgoing,...
The Rear
Summer in Vail means cycling. That's especially true if your newlywed husband is Frank Dorr. I've road biked for years but my typical terrain has been the nice and flat SoCal coast- quite different from the Rockies. I could out tuck Frank at the ballet barre any day in Pure Barre, but I have no chance when it comes to the bike. I have accepted the fact that I will...
The stars never really align…just make your own formations.
I recently had a conversation with a girlfriend who is in her twenties and struggling to figure out what she wants to do with her life. Frustrated because she thought she had it figured out and then a year later realized she didn’t, wanted some answers. What I told her was that I remember thinking that I would most certainly have it all figured out by 30. Hmmm...
Smooth Heels
I recently decided that I was going to make a strong attempt to achieve smooth heels. Living in dry Denver in flops all the time can turn your heels in to weapons capable of causing serious damage. I am well aware of the 30 day rule: 30 days to break a habit and 30 days to make a habit. So I bumped “smooth heels” up on the list over flossing and drinking more water...
