by Nancy | Mar 17, 2021
It’s been a year since a worldwide pandemic was declared, and society as we knew it went into lockdown. We’ve seen a lot that we never could have imagined in a million years (toilet paper, anyone?) and watched with both terror and sadness as hundreds of...
by Nancy | Mar 10, 2021
Dating can be daunting. It no longer begins with a simple, innocent, “meet cute.” I’m aware that online dating has been around for a couple of decades, and although I’ve been widowed for awhile, I’ve shied away from sticking my toes in...
by Nancy | Mar 3, 2021
I think I fell in love with the message conveyed by this illustration the first time I saw one of those “co-exist” bumper stickers. Diversity, inclusion, and respect are words that have always had deep meaning to me, and the January 6th attack on our...
by Nancy | Feb 24, 2021
For the past few years, I have had the honor of volunteering at Adam’s Place, a southern Nevada non-profit group helping children to deal with loss. I work with the adults who have the love and foresight to introduce their kids to the support they can find at...
by Nancy | Feb 17, 2021
One of my all-time favorite movies is “What About Bob?” If you’ve never seen it and want to laugh, do yourself a favor and find it somewhere. This wonderful comedy made me a big believer in the concept of taking baby steps and congratulating...
by Nancy | Feb 10, 2021
My answer to this question, in a word, is maybe. So maybe I should ask you to take this short quiz: True or false: Our differences in philosophy or religion or politics or etiquette became more and more problematic. True or false: He/she cheated on me and left me...
by Nancy | Feb 3, 2021
Have you begun to notice a gradual shift in the lives of your parents? Maybe they’re asking for help with the simplest of things, or maybe they’ve stopped doing them completely. Giving up independence might be the most difficult task we face as we age. ...
by Nancy | Jan 27, 2021
In case you’ve never heard of the term “mansplaining,” I’ll give you an example. A few weeks ago, in response to a question posed by a Facebook friend (“Share something about yourself that not many people know”), I confessed that...
by Nancy | Jan 20, 2021
The subject for this article, in case you haven’t figured it out, is the ultimatum. I recently met with a couple and learned that the husband had been having an affair. When the wife found out, she demanded that he immediately end the other relationship and...
by Nancy | Jan 13, 2021
Urban Dictionary defines magical thinking as “the belief that one exerts more influence over events than one actually has.” Wikipedia likens it to superstitious thinking. I was recently introduced to this concept in a casual conversation with a friend. ...
by Nancy | Jan 6, 2021
Do you remember your first real love? I struggle with the answer to this question because sometimes I count the boys I kissed in kindergarten, and sometimes I count the boy I made out with in junior high, and sometimes I count my first real long-term committed...
by Nancy | Dec 30, 2020
I wish I could brag about learning a foreign language or how to color my own hair. That didn’t happen. I also didn’t lose weight, amp up my exercise routine, or solve a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle Nevertheless, I experienced many good things this year. I...
