White gloved servers traverse the dining space, stepping around and between linen covered tables and well-heeled guests. Impressive shrimp dangle from cocktail glasses and decadent chocolate desserts abound. Giant topiary spheres encrusted in twinkly white lights hang from the ceiling on invisible tethers. A highly professional band plays Motown classics as well as current pop tunes. It's December [...]
This is it. The last day we share a home, a closet, a bathroom and utility bills. My husband and I try to look busy as the movers load the last of his things. The men remove the protective padding from the door frames and close up the back of the truck. Jeff (husband) rushes off [...]
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 [...]
The champion's confidence in you fortifies you against the destructive judgment that can come from both without and within... ~ Jonathon Fields, UncertaintyI feel good about something. It involves one of those precious, heart-to-heart talks a mom is privileged to have with her twelve-year-old son . During a recent rap session I said something to my [...]
