Happy Monday from Maui

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! It hardly feels like that here in Maui. You really lose track of what day and date it is when you are on a tropical vacation in paradise! I promised to send a post to you today from Maui. There are so many things to share but here is a preview …

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Unsolicited advice to the next generation

advice to the next generation

Now that my nest is Empty… I have time to share my unsolicited advice to the next generation. Lucky you! Now that my children have left the nest and are off living their independent lives, it has given me time to reflect upon several ideas that I think are important for a successful life. When …

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So much delicious food in Seattle!

delicious food in Seattle

Eating all of the delicious food in Seattle is one of my favorite things about going there. My goodness we had a great time and many of our favorites times were discovering new restaurants in a city with so many culinary delights! All I can say is food, food and more food…Leslie turned to me …

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A Girls Weekend in Seattle

A girls weekend in Seattle! I am leaving for Seattle today through Monday with my super fun sister-in-law Leslie and my delightful 16 year-old niece Delaney. We will be enjoying all of the amazing tourist activities Seattle offers and as a bonus we will be visiting my grown up daughter Alex, who lives there. Delaney has never …

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What is the best type of exercise?

What is the best type of exercise? The kind of exercise that you like and will do on a regular basis! Get out and move! The kids are gone there are no more soccer fields and baseball games and dance rehearsals. It’s YOU time. If you haven’t already started a regular exercise program get started …

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The Sound of Silence in the Empty Nest

It sometimes may seem like life is full of fun and games in the Empty Nest and for a good majority of time it can be. However, in between the cocktails, weekend trips and the overall freedom, there is silence.When the kids go off to school the dynamics in the household obviously change, but the …

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Cocktails on a Wednesday?

Cocktails

Cocktails on a Wednesday? Why? Because we can. We are Empty Nesters. When the kids were in school and we were driving willy nilly everywhere, we wouldn’t have dreamed (or maybe we did) of having cocktails on a Wednesday. Now that the house is empty and the kids are away, we can do as we …

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