On This Day…May 4th

Happy Star Wars Day! May the fourth be with you. Ready for some trivia? In 1471, the Battle of Tewkesbury took place. It is the final battle between the Houses of Lancaster and York. Edward of Westminster is killed, leaving King Edward IV to be restored to his throne. He maintained political stability there until...

Good, Epic Reads

Anyone that knows me and my reading habits know how picky I am. I hardly read outside of Harry Potter, Star Wars, historical fiction, and nonfiction books. My interests hardly lie outside of WWII (Holocaust), magic, and classical history/mythology. Or Brené  Brown. For me to read anything outside of these parameters is nearly like pulling teeth. However,...

Reflections of 2017: New Year, New Goals

We are quickly approaching the end of 2017. Like many people, I'm taking some time to look back on this year on both the positives and the negatives. It's interesting to compare who I am now to who I was when we rang 2017 in. It's a proud moment to sit and look back what...

Art: How I Cope

I mentioned in my last blog post about how play is important for everyone. I mean, who can live day-by-day simply working on their to-do list, but never finding time to relax? I certainly cannot! It may not be daily, but at least once a week I find time for a coping mechanism that helps...