I recently discovered that my foot has grown a full size. I’ve decided to blame it in the pandemic since that’s not all that has increased in size, if you get my drift. I needed new tennis shoes/sneakers for my daily walks, and that’s when I found out about my shoe size. The pleasant young man informed me that I now wore a size 9. What?? I’ve always been an 8. Okay, I did slide up to an 8.5 once or twice, but I blamed it on poor manufacturing. Though maybe this was why my big toe hurt so much… Read More
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Decluttering – the Incredible Lightness of Being
Over drinks last Friday I confessed to my two dear friends, H.J. and Carol, that I had thrown away their family-picture Christmas cards. All of them. All that I had saved over the years documenting their family trips, maturing children, new grandbabies, growing grandchildren, etc. That’s right, I had saved their cards for years—heck, for generations—and not just theirs, many other friends’ and family members’ as well. They assured me I had not committed a mortal sin and they had their own copies so I should rid myself of guilt and carry on. I admit it; I’m a pack rat. Perhaps because my large Irish-Catholic family had so Read More