Dealing with People during the Holidays

The holidays bring out the best in people. The holidays bring out the tired in me. I’m lucky enough to be surrounded by love, I have wonderful family, friends & religious affiliations. I am truly blessed. My only complaint is there is just so many of them, & they all want to do something at […]

Simplify Gift Giving

When you try to explain to a kid that Santa didn’t come because he was in a flare, or that the Holiday had gotten too commercial so this year you are just going to remember the true meaning of Christmas, it does not go over well. Here’s some ways I try to manage my illness […]

Gratitude in a Roundabout Way

I was standing in the grocery store in hour 3 of the 4 hours it took me to buy just the food for Thanksgiving dinner. A man next to me (a little over middle aged) was loudly proclaiming how absurd it was that his family was spending thanksgiving at a restaurant. He said he was […]