Category Archive: research

cut from the same cloth…

Someone paid me the nicest compliment early this morning and literally made my day. The unexpected bouquet of fragrant words was sent me by a perfect stranger…Don. After the slew of emails we… Read More

had me…scratching my head…

interesting reads…hugmamma.

declining an award…

…if not us…who?…if not now?…when?…hugmamma.

life…death…life

moms…a breed apart…hugmamma.

…comfort zones…

…stepping away from them. If you’re like me, human, you’re a creature of habit. It’s so much easier to stick with something you’ve thought or done a gazillion times, than it is to… Read More

would i want to know?…would you?

A question we ask ourselves, those of us with loved ones who have succumbed to Alzheimer’s. I must admit to having pondered the possibility of being tested myself. Wouldn’t it be prudent to… Read More

depression and alzheimer’s…linked?

succumbing to the “big d”…might get you the “big a”…hugmamma

braggarts???

storytelling…the downside?…hugmamma.

if you do it…do it right

Not a favorite subject, or task, of mine in younger years. However with age comes a certain wisdom. An ever-increasing awareness of my mortality made me realize that I had to do certain… Read More

hold back the hand of time…can we?

It’s been a while since I’ve faithfully read The Wall Street Journal. When our previous subscription ended it seemed a blessing. No more stacks of unread papers. No feeling guilty that I’d not… Read More

sitting…the real culprit!

couch potatoes…something in common…with astronauts?…hugmamma.

chronic pain…oy vey!!!

A few years ago my family physician referred me to a Rheumatologist, a specialist in rheumatoid arthritis, who told me I was suffering from fibromyalgia. I’d been experiencing never-ending muscle pain in my upper neck… Read More

let’s backtrack…get an opinion

review sites…how trustworthy?…hugmamma.

get an opinion…

research reviews…avoid regrets…hugmamma.

daily post challenge #195: top 10 or 5 lists

The question presented is what’s my opinion about top ten or top five lists? Am I pro, con, or indifferent. I guess I don’t personally pay heed to someone else telling me what their top… Read More

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