Considering Clutter

Some years ago, when I first had this website, I did a “clutter manifesto” blog. Well, guess what, clutter continues to accumulate in my life, my house, my brain.  I finally “admitted it is unmanageable” and “sought help”.  Hired a clutter coach. She came to look at my office. A...

A few things I learned along the way…

“It is in the middle of misery that so much becomes clear” ~ from the poem, A Prayer, by Clarissa Pinkola Estes Although I sometimes hate to admit it, I have learned way more from the miserable periods in my life than from when all is well.  Mostly everything I...

Sober Reflections

Last Monday, on February 25, 2019, marked 17 years since I quit drinking. I want to say I celebrated, and I did, quietly, by making art at home with my buddy Kittie.  And the next day I went to New Choices Recovery Center and ran my two morning groups (Recovery...