Happiness Project-My Way

Early this year, my therapist recommended that Cindy and I listen to an episode of a podcast called “Happier,” hosted by Gretchen Rubin and her sister, Elizabeth Craft. This particular episode, called “Deep Dive into 18 of 2018,” explored the … Continue reading

Women’s March- Sacramento- Part 2

After the Women’s March to Sacramento, I was elated. The cloud of despair had lifted and stayed gone as I clicked “Like” on Facebook posts picturing my friends and family at Marches all over the country. On Sunday morning, I … Continue reading

Women’s March- Sacramento- Part 1

In early December, when I saw an announcement on Facebook about buses chartered to take women from Tuolumne County to Sacramento on January 21, 2017, I signed up. I didn’t have well-defined expectations. I simply wanted to be with other … Continue reading

Books I Loved in 2016

I signed up for the 2016 Goodreads book challenge and read 33 books. Though I had hoped to read 45, I’m nevertheless quite happy with my reading this year because I read several fat biographies as opposed to a bunch … Continue reading

Author Chat at Book Clubs

Self-promotion, in particular promoting the book I wrote, is not something I do eagerly, even though I recognize that if I don’t promote my book, it’s not likely to be purchased or read. Consequently, I have a box of 50 … Continue reading