24 May What I Do in NYC?
"Am headed to New York. Any recommendations?" I get asked this question often. It was my intent to jot down 8-10 high points but folks, there's no way I can...
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31 Aug Gettin’ in the Groove
Well. You’ve not arrived till you’ve done yoga on the roof of an 11th story building overlooking the Hudson River … as the lights twinkle at sunset across the stunning George...
28 Aug Hello, Big Apple.
Just after our plane touched down, the flight attendant announced, “Welcome to the greatest city on the planet!” I grinned big 'cause I couldn’t agree more. I deplaned into a...
16 Oct Life After Publishing A Book
Where do I start?One month ago I released my memoir titled Twenty Pieces: A Walk through Love, Loss and Midlife Reinvention. I’ll admit, it was very scary. I told a...
25 Sep Back in NYC, Ten Years Later
So, let’s see. Where do I start? [caption id="attachment_5949" align="alignright" width="186"] Me, in 2011, leaving for my walk in NYC. Me, leaving for NY ten years later.[/caption] I landed at LaGuardia a...
26 Aug Magnificent Midlife Podcast.
What a delight to chat with Londoner Rachel Lankester, founder of the Magnificent Midlife Movement. She celebrates and empowers women in midlife and beyond. "We’re not over the hill or...
16 Sep Children of the Dump
Phew. Let’s just say, I steeled myself for the poverty I might see yesterday, but I was not at all prepared for the lessons I would learn. At 8am, all thirteen...
22 Aug 82 Blocks through Manhattan
Yesterday was a very unproductive day. For three hours I sat in my little cubicle, my mind on everything but my manuscript. At 6pm I finally gave up and decided...
06 Sep The Final Mile of Writing a Memoir
There are a lot of emotions tangled up in writing your life story. I have come to learn that it’s not MY story, but a tapestry of many people’s stories...