It's New Year's Eve 2011, the last time we gather to celebrate as a nuclear family. My soon to be ex-husband hangs out in the study. The kids alternate between their Lego creations and banal shows on the Disney Channel. I scurry around the kitchen trying to put together a festive meal of appetizers. I love [...]
Space2live came to life in February of this year. I wanted a venue to post my writing, receive feedback and generally administer self-therapy. I needed a foundation of work to leap from in order to even consider writing for a living. I wanted to improve and shape my writing. I wanted to see how consistent I [...]
I'm using space this week to write a letter of love to my dad. It was his birthday on Wednesday. To prepare for this writing I immersed myself in memories and music my heart entwines with him. Many of the lessons my dad taught me serve as the foundation for space2live. My dad never told me [...]
You have a right to claim your energy. These are the wise words bestowed upon me by my writing sister, Karla. Karla is a few steps ahead of me on life's journey. She's raised her kids and closed out her career (in teaching). She's confident when declaring enough is enough. Me, I am the coin that [...]
Self-love brings to mind: me time, positive affirmations, massage therapy and um masturbation. Guess what? There's way more to it than that. We all know we need to love ourselves before dragging someone else into the mix, yet time and time again couples break up and within weeks one or both of them is in a serious relationship [...]
You know sometimes I try To take it fast in this life But it gets me down And I fall to my knees I take it wisely There’s no time, no time I got no time to keep up with you ~Mark Mallman, Baby Takes it Slow I plod along at 5.7 MPH on a treadmill [...]
