In one of my earlier blogs I mentioned that I would like to abolish the idiom “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks” from “I Know, or Do I?”
Category: Auntie Stress Cafe
Balancing Act
Life happens and, despite the best of intentions, it can cloud our judgement and cause us to ignore what we need to do for ourselves “Balancing Act”
Time for Traffic
The other day, I had a valuable lesson in time. As it is important to me to be punctual, I left home to allow plenty “Time for Traffic”
Should Auld Acquaintance
My initial intention was to reflect upon the gains I’ve made this past year. Instead, I would like to raise a glass on the eve “Should Auld Acquaintance”
VOLUME
I have premature hearing loss, most likely due to the following factors: genetics, working for almost two decades in noisy swimming pools, teaching in classrooms “VOLUME”
What You Want…
The other day, a good friend showed up at my door just when I needed a shoulder upon which to lean. We began talking about “What You Want…”
Milestones
Funny, how milestone birthdays make one reflective. These last two years have been, if nothing else, ones of contrasts. There have been some major challenges “Milestones”
We All Get Old One Day, We Hope!
It has been approximately ten months since I’ve started visiting an eighty-four-year-old woman who is a resident of a Care Facility. Last Christmas, I decided “We All Get Old One Day, We Hope!”
Wayward Sheep
I see my thoughts as a herd of sheep. Since I have been practicing these wonderful techniques, the “sheep” are staying together in the flock “Wayward Sheep”
Signalling Change
Driving around today, I was reminded of the following joke: “Did you know that car manufacturers are considering making turn signals an option?” It seemed “Signalling Change”
Yee Haw!
Years ago, my sister took our nieces to a restaurant where the servers were dressed in Western garb. After the server had set down the “Yee Haw!”
A Wrinkle in Time
I had an A-Ha of sorts while driving home today. Over the years, I’ve developed a length-wise wrinkle between my eyebrows, which has become deeper “A Wrinkle in Time”