Season 3 of Living and Loving Life

The last few days I have gone out to feed the birds and squirrels, there has been the cutest woodpecker that has a special song. It is a small downy (sp?) woodpecker who glances at me and then sings once more, without flying off. She simply waits for me to re-fill her food and then eats. Tame, to say the least. I decided to look into the totem or medicine explanation of the woodpecker as I do believe that our life is filled with signs and symbols.

When a Woodpecker totem enters your life, it… Continue

Growing up, like most kids, Christmas was a magical time. I resided in a small home in Detroit, Michigan and right after Thanksgiving, every single year, my parents would get into a major argument while decorating. I can't tell you how many times the Christmas tree was thrown out to the curb, ornaments and all, all because my dad couldn't get the lights to work. Mom would cry and I would attempt to mediate while my brother ran out to the curb to gather what he could before the ornaments were sto… Continue

Friday evening I had a gathering of friends. About twenty plus friends came over and we had a cookie exchange. I hadn't a clue how it was going to work, but somehow, someway, we did it and we had fun! Afterwards, we played Apple To Apples and laughed for hours and then several of us watched the wedding that I was in a few months back. It was comedic and I laughed til I cried at all the moments that I missed. The most touching - seeing my husband grin from ear to ear when I went down the aisle in… Continue

My mom was blind. And so she had several stipulations if getting her a gift. It had to either smell good, feel good, or sound good. And so was the gifts that she gave. My favorite was always the soft socks and the perfume that she would gift. Today I missed my mom quite a lot as I took my dad shopping. Even though it will be 4 (wow, where has the time gone?!) years that a lot has changed since our last Christmas with her. She would never approve of the presents that my dad was gifting. Now, ther… Continue

Today is my day off and I got to sleep in, which felt mahhhhvelous! I decided to clean my room, change the sheets and put on my pretty Christmas comforter. I mosied on out to the living room and started wrapping some gifts for some friends and preparing for my fun party on Friday. I can't wait to spend some time with my friends and play Wii and laugh and sing. It will be so much fun. I grabbed a shower and am now waiting for my dad to get back from chiro so that we can finish up the Christmas sh… Continue