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No More Blues with Blue Skies
*** How do you get rid of the winter blues? You get blessed with a rich, blue sky, and stop for a moment to appreciate it. Today’s is extraordinary. It’s not warm just yet, but the buds are on the trees—some are even blooming, flowers are beginning to grow, and life is starting fresh again. The Easter season and spring bring a sense of renewal. It’s a time to make peace with yourself and with others, push yourself to be even better than you were last spring, and forge ahead as you make new memories. Consider doing some of those things on your checklist—go visit places you want to see,…
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5 Suggestions for Spring Cleaning (and why it’s liberating)….
My friends Jenny and Ron, along with their children, Shelby and Stella, saw me in all my glory this afternoon when they stopped by unexpectedly. My husband and son were on the golf course, my daughter was at a friend’s house, and I had the dubious honor of executing some spring cleaning. I can get in quite a state when I’m in this zone. In one week, our house is going to be a construction zone. We are renovating the exterior—the front, the back, the roof, the siding, the sidewalks, and adding a screened-in porch. We are overhauling this sucker, and I can’t wait to see it all come together.…