4th of July: The Ultimate Birthday Celebration

american A day that is observed worldwide but only celebrated here. Let the festivities begin! I did a little fact-finding mission gathering a handful of “did you knows” just in time for your ultimate 4th of July birthday celebration. Enjoy! - The idea of fireworks...

Migraine: What If I’ve Been Wrong – Part 7

head June is Migraine Awareness Month. Throughout the month, I’m sharing parts of my journey and some things I’ve learned along the way. I was well into my 50’s when I begin releasing the idea of migraine-as-nemesis and began meditating on the “what ifs”: What if, as...

Migraine and Creativity – Migraine Part 6

head June is Migraine Awareness Month. Throughout the month, I’m sharing parts of my journey and some things I’ve learned along the way. For most of my life migraine was my nemesis, the enemy that had to be vanquished. And while my quest led me to many healthful...

The Fairy Bread Tradition

bread When my third daughter turned thirty, family and friends threw her a party. One of her childhood friends, now a pastry chef, came to make the birthday cake as a surprise. I hadn’t seen her in years. She walked into my house, stood on the threshold of the living...

Migraine: Gifts of the Migraine – Part 5

headache June is Migraine Awareness Month. Throughout the month, I’m sharing parts of my journey and some things I’ve learned along the way. Many gifts have come to me because of migraine. Some are rather obvious. Others require I follow a sort of trail of breadcrumbs...