Struggling with insomnia?

June 10, 2026
Oh, to sleep like a baby! Are you (like me) struggling with insomnia? Here’s what can actually help: If you’ve ever stared at the ceiling at 3 a.m. wondering why sleep won’t come, you know how discouraging insomnia can be. I hear from so many people—especially women over 50—who say...

Remembering only the important things

May 29, 2010
My father would have been 91 today, but he passed away two years ago after a long bout with Alzheimers.Our relationship was contentious for many years. I came out of the...

The life raft of dysfunction

May 29, 2010
Change is a funny thing.When change is forced on us, we sometimes resist. Strongly.We fight against the forces that have taken us from our safe place: the familiar.And...

Pain & suffering: the writing process

May 28, 2010
My non-writing friends often say: I don't know how you manage to write like that.It must seem like alchemy, this making words come together in meaningful ways. I'm also...

Is customer service becoming a lost art?

May 28, 2010
Trying harder. Isn't that what you'd expect from hurting retailers and their sales clerks who might one day be out of a job?As you know, my happy place is San Francisco...

Caption, anyone?

May 28, 2010
Riley carefully lined up his balls and laid in front of them.I know there's a caption in there somewhere.Got any...

On being a nurse

May 28, 2010
Cherry Ames, R.N. is rolling in her grave.But I can't help but wonder how it would've weighed into my decision, had I known.Something to...

Off to find Finian’s rainbow

May 27, 2010
That's County Cork in Ireland with the rainbow up top, and tomorrow we're off at the crack of dawn. Who knows, we might find the pot of gold at the end of Finian's...

The price of memoir

May 27, 2010
Writing memoir is a struggle.I'm certain that fiction has its challenges and that writers of that genre feel attached to their characters. But a fiction writer can make...

The best shape of my life

May 27, 2010
Aging brings with it many challenges, and one of them is staying in shape. By this time in life, most of us are more sedentary and the cruel fact is that it happens when...

It’s REALLY all about me

May 27, 2010
This is the perfect example of the "it's all about me" mentality I often write about. The one that I think is far too pervasive in America today.She's strangely...

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