Day-to-day conversation with him and me can be fun when aging and making a discovery! — My husband John and I have been together for 22 years. We have been together in recovery from substance abuse since then. John had ten years in recovery when we started seeing each other, and I had 20 years. We were married in 2004. Recovery continues to be one of…

I use 2 walking sticks when out and about that I bought for hiking last fall. I didn’t get to hike due to a friend getting covid, but they also work well for the snow and ice! I fell a few years ago and I am not happy about the…

The hubby and I had Christmas at home alone this year. We had made plans for our family Christmas in January. — The pandemic has impacted our life in several ways. This is just one of the ways. We have not had a family Christmas at our home now since the pandemic started. We had a family Thanksgiving before Thanksgiving at my daughter’s house. Then the hubby and I had tuna sandwiches…

It will cost a lot to get to that tropical island and then getting out of there alone isn’t always what happens either! — Why am I attending a destination wedding alone? Someone at work said, “Oh Mary, just go! You need a break! Work has been awful! It will do you good to get away!” …

We probably needed more time, and a trainer or two should probably not have been there. It was an experiment cutting the training to two days! — This week I was tasked with training more trainers for the Native American Curriculum (NAC) that is presented in our state approximately 8 -10 times each year. The trainees consisted of nine males and 3 females. Our group of senior trainers has been training more trainers since 2010. And the…

And I cry if I want to! I can’t remember why we aren’t supposed to cry on our birthday, do you? We all did when we were born! — Some mental health people will say that crying on your birthday can mean you are recognizing that you are aging and aren’t ready for that. Some say it is a sign of a deeper depression and you may wish to take a better look. Thirty years ago, I was dreading…

Will it be just a few or a few too many? — 1. A sitter bailed out on babysitting last minute as she had a date! I said I hope she doesn’t get pregnant tonight and expect me to babysit. I’m not babysitting for her now! 2. A call from the school asking to come home as he was sick. “His dad…

“What do you feel when you see snow? Do you enjoy the snow? What kind of adventures have you gone through in the snow?” — A weekly prompt Snow is beautiful to see. Where I live in awe are we. When it covers the trees it is a wonderous sight. Making the ground look so clean and light. **** Since growing up as a small child, I loved all of it, playing in it was wild. We made…