I’m back! We had an amazing trip to Yosemite and San Francisco and after 11 days of awesome, I returned to work with spectacular jet lag. I seriously don’t remember it being that bad when I flew to...

This sketched scene is from our visit to the Gettysburg National Military Park in April 2016.  Since I have already written a bit on this visit, I would encourage investigation into earlier posts for more of...

Autumn has a special charm and sadness about it.  I love the season while hating what it signifies, the end of green and the end of warmth. Despite the predictions that this fall would fall flat due to the...

So I’m a few days late with my rendition of the Elder Things and y’all get two posts today! The Elder Things are mentioned in several of Lovecraft’s works and are interchangeably known as the...

One of the most common conversations I have with clients is in about dating and healthy relationships in recovery, but this is not something restricted to people in recovery; it is endemic in our culture.  If...

Sonia Delaunay was the inspiration for Love Art, Happy Life this week. I must say, I was a little daunted by this one, not because I didn’t like it or because I didn’t feel it was worthy, but more...

Looking back on this summer, I realized I left off halfway through my story of the Great Lakes Road Trip and the last stop we talked about was way back in Milwaukee!  Well, we headed out of Milwaukee bright...

In October of 2014 I went with my parents to an AMBA (Annual Multiphasic Blood Analysis) Wellness Event to take part in the yearly blood screening.  These clinics are held once per year, usually put on by...