Walking the Walk

I have just spent two weeks trying to practice what is preached in one of the books my co-blogger Joan wrote about on Tuesday. Instead of talking about how cluttered my house is, I am finally doing something about it. It was intimidating for me to even think about starting to de-clutter my house. My…

Habitat for serenity

How does your home feel when you walk in the door? Is the space serene and restful—a bulwark against noise and cares? Or is it a place of disorder bordering on chaos, where lost items make your daily departure a frantic scramble? Which version do you prefer? (And you may find that the lost keys/wallet/phone…

Sisterhood Rising

They prevailed. For the first time in Army history, women have completed Ranger School and earned the Ranger tab. Two women graduates of the United States Military Academy, Captain Kristen Griest and First Lieutenant Shaye Haver, graduated last week, joining the ranks of thousands of male Rangers but marking the first time that women have…

THE SHOT HEARD ‘ROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD

from the Running in High Heels™ Series by Jane F. Collen I looked at the kitchen clock. Yikes! I had to have my son at the doctor’s for his annual physical in less than an hour. “I will keep the intricacies of your business situation in mind while I conduct an availability search for your proposed…