Sometimes, when I’m slogging my way uphill through shit, I remind myself that thousands - probably millions - of people before me have...

This fit. January began innocuously enough - a pickleball lesson. Then a trip to Florida to visit my former CEO and his wife. Both the...

Each year, I choose a word of the year to focus on. It’s my intention for the year. I order a bracelet from the website My Intent and...

This morning, I was thinking that it was Toyota who promised a “December to Remember” - but it was Lexus. So I’m not sure how memorable...

“He died.” I say to Andrea as the northern neck whirs past the windows of the Jeep. “He did?” Andrea said - more a statement, than a...

As I crawled into bed last night, I said, “December’s been interesting.” “Oh - is that what we’re calling it?” Andrea asked. It was...

Andrea and I are on a vacation that our past selves booked in July 2023. Our past selves must have known our present selves would need...

This year, I’ve been part of a women’s group led by Catherine Andrews. I’m not entirely sure how I came across Catherine. What I do know,...

Approximately 2 weeks ago, the heaviness descended and, although I didn’t want to admit it, I knew. So I wasn’t even surprised as the...

We spent much of today cleaning our house. I was wondering how it got so bad and the simple answer is neglect. We’ve spent time working...

There are times I feel a sense of anxiety - foreboding. Then, usually something awful happens and I feel awful about the awful, but I...

Every time I think I’m going to graduate myself from therapy, life life’s and I think, “Well. Maybe now isn’t the time.” But really -...

Today was a jumble of activities. It was over jumbled. This, of course, was my own doing. I had a coaching client - I don’t have many of...

The weather in Virginia is a con. Last weekend, I was in Hillsboro, Virginia with members of what has been re-dubbed “the woo woo crew”....

50 years ago today, at 11:39 PM, a chubby baby girl was born - weighing in at a whopping 9 lbs, 12 oz. It’s unlikely this was the reason...

Today’s weather is perfection. Really. Often in Virginia, rain comes through and there is no respite from the heat after the rain...

Here’s the thing about having more than one place you can call home: it can be impossible to see everyone you want to see when you visit....

July sped by with a whoosh. We began the month hosting company at our home and me having an initial interview with the CEO of a company...

Friday, three years, three months, and seven days after my first day at Traliant, was my last day at Traliant. It’s bittersweet, the way...

In Richmond, signs that say “Be Kind ❤️” can be spotted throughout the city (https://www.12onyourside.com/2019/01/08/richmond-woman-sprea...