The other day I was coming home from running errands and I noticed when I opened my car door that there was a dying squirrel in the street. I could see he was still breathing but was unable to get up. I didn't know what to do. I felt so...
Why Is Autism on the Rise?
When I was growing up, you never heard of autism. There were children with disabilities and maybe some had autism but it was a term that was never mentioned.Today, everyone seems to know at least one child with autism. In a recent Newsday article, the Center for Disease Control (CDC)...
Are You Still Having Kids?
The other day, I was getting on an elevator and a family of seven was getting off. There was a mother, father, four young children, the oldest being seven, and a newborn. The family quickly got off the elevator and I got in. Wow, I thought, it’s amazing that people...
Homework Over the Vacation? Are You Kidding Me?
Why do teachers give homework assignments over the breaks? It’s not like they give little projects to keep the students engaged, they always seem to give big time consuming projects during the vacation times and it’s getting a little ridiculous! I’ve been dealing with this issue now for the past...
What Is Going On At Spring Training?
My family and I went to spring training in Phoenix to see the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Colorado Rockies do drills before the actual spring training got underway. When the Diamondbacks were finished for the day, they met the fans in a particular area and signed baseball cards, bats, balls...
Aging Hikers Inspiring!
I was riding a horse up a mountain in the dessert. I was with my family and several other people. My husband and my son were riding close to the guide and the people behind me lagged a bit so I rode solo up and down a mountain in the...
We Really Have Become a Patient Society…
It’s amazing how much we wait. I bet that if you calculate the time that an average person waits on line, waits on the phone for customer service or waits in a doctor’s office, it would take up a significant portion of his/her life. According to Answers.com, if a person...
Cold Stone Creamery I Can’t Get Enough…
I have a very hard time saying no when I hear, “do you want Cold Stone?” I love Cold Stone. It’s crazy how much I love this ice cream. We used to have a franchise in my home town but they closed shop after a year or so of being...
Can Coffee Define Your Personality?
If you're like me, coffee isn't just a beverage to drink… It's a way of life! Coffee-mate did a fun poll to match up personalities with one of their amazing flavors. Ironically, the personality that I felt most reflected me was also my favorite flavor to put into my coffee,...
On Spirituality…
I was laying on the massage table the other day at the Equinox in Woodbury waiting for the massage therapist to enter the room. I was thinking my husband was out of town and here was my opportunity to pamper myself. It had been a stressful week at work and...