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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je5SBsCW7NE Love the disco tune by Love and Kisses, but really, I don’t care if it’s Friday, Monday, Wednesday, Sunday…it’s really all the same to me. When you don’t work …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZx1W6cHw-g People ask me how I am, and I say, “Fine.” I am. I’m always fine. But apparently there is a whole wheel of emotions that I’m supposed to be, …

That’s a reference to Denzel Washington in Philadelphia. I’m laughing out loud at myself. I can’t even get through a few pages of this little book. Seriously. It’s like a …

My two days at the Unspeakeasy have come to an end. Observations:  There really are a lot of people out there who are smarter than me, deeper thinkers and use …

A wise woman taught me this. But I have a few additions.  It’s okay to stop people or cut them off when they are offending you. It’s okay to stop …

My Story Slam Flop

‘Twas the night before Christmas. Michael was in Ohio. Wednesday, called the vet, not worried, ’cause Henry had diarrhea. Brought in fecal sample. Tests were fine. Thursday morning, -15 degrees, …

Kava. Heard of it? I didn’t. And let me tell you that it ain’t coffee or tea. I’m hoping to get a sense of humor about this story and tell …

I’ve always had mixed feelings about Thanksgiving. On one hand, I liked that it was a secular holiday that really wan’t about anything but eating. Then I developed eating disorders …

I am a firm believer in multiple paths of recovery. There are many. I believe art and music to be a path. I believe writing to be a path. Community …

Someone is going to have to tell me if this is pejorative, offensive, off-limits or god-forbid racist because I’m sick of hiding this and I honestly don’t know why it …

My BFF came up with a really fun gratitude practice. We go through the alphabet and every day is a letter. So for 26 days, it’s kinda easy and fun. …

I Deserve To Bleed, Sushi Soucy  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA64x2PQTsU Women, tattoos are not a form of self-care, nor do you “deserve” them. I’m constantly seeing women who don’t have enough money to pay …

Shoes. These came from White House Black Market today and changed my life. You will never see me wearing them unless I don’t have to stand.Which makes me think of …

When I first went into recovery, I thought AA was a Christian organization and therefore, not for me, a Jew. I now know better, and if there’s anything that demonstrates …

Maybe I overshot on 4 days a week of blogging. Yesterday was spiritual day and I missed it. That’s interesting, isn’t it? I forgot to think about spirituality. I forgot …

Actually, it’s Saturday morning. I did a terrible job this week of sticking to my schedule and a friend had to remind me. Thank you Claire! I finally got readers …

It’s the Jewish New Year, and as with all other Jewish celebrations, we eat. The New Year is followed by a week of serious internal reflection on our actions during …

Oh my gawd. I was just looking at the memes that I have saved in a file over the past couple of years, and this one appeared. Isn’t that weird? …

Do dogs have regrets? I think not. I don’t really either. Here’s my story. I’m telling you because my dog doesn’t listen to me. lower case r’s: rabbit, ride, road, …

Last night I hosted the Red Rock Recovery open mic, which I will be doing every month on the third Friday of the month. I was shaking the whole time. …

Look, I don’t mean to make fun of my mother with dementia. She was eccentric long before she lost her memory. When I left the house yesterday after the squirrel …

Most people in recovery are not only recovering from substance misuse, but also from trauma. But what happened to me today? I will never, ever unsee. I am completely traumatized. …

This week I am in training to become a recovery coach, and I’m learning so much. Things like, I can’t turn down a client I find annoying. I can’t tell …

Wow. Sometimes a dog really IS a dog.  Those who know me, know that I am a helicopter dog parent. I watch my dogs and anticipate their every move and …