Seeing the beauty in a slower pace Recently I’ve been forced to slow down my walking pace. No, not because it’s almost summer in the Northeast, and you can cut the humidity with a knife. No, not because construction has forced funnels of people on sidewalks where no funnels existed…

It really is the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection I love my city. I realize this does not make me unique, as many people love the place where they reside. What I have come to learn though is that as soon as I hear that someone is visiting…

The U.S. has been undergoing a coin shortage as of late. This shortage has affected me in many ways, but none so drastic as doing laundry. You read that right: laundry. Yes, the world of laundry machines is still very much caught up in a love affair with coins, specifically…

I went to the gym yesterday. A mundane occurrence for most people, and so it should be for me as well? Wrong. First off, the gym intimidates me. Other people seem quite comfortable there, and there are weights, and also machines that look like a medieval torture devices, and yeah…

It’s a big holiday weekend The following conversation occurred yesterday when I got home to my parents’ house: Me: “Mom, I brought home my llama mask for Easter!” Mom: “Okayyy??” Me: “You know, llama of God, you take away the sins of the world…” Mom: (long pause) “You really are…

In like a lion, out like a lamb While walking to work today, I was treated to a young man’s rendition of “Life Is a Highway” as he walked by me on the street. Now the street I was on was no side street. No, this was the main thoroughfare…

Recently I have been attending physical therapy. Through it, I have become acquainted with many new exercises with clever names such as deadbugs (you feel like a dead bug after it), bear crawl (you need hibernation after it), and swimmers where you rest your chest on a medicine ball and…

A delightful way to kick off March Yesterday was one of those days at the end of winter that gives people hope. The weather had cracked 50 degrees. It was sunny. I was in the process of walking home from food shopping when I turned down a small alley. Now…

Because we all could use some these days Maybe you feel a bit stressed due to work, life, geopolitical events? Perhaps you don’t want to sit down, watch TV, and end up feeling sadder than when you started? If so, I have five great recommendations for you: Derry Girls. I…