: About Me

Yes, life has been bumpy and I continue to bounce. I feel we need to focus our attention on small things. Our president (USA) frightens me. I can think of nothing smaller than his brain and heart. We must escape as a nation. We must mend all the fences he broke. We must bow our heads in shame.

Lovely things make me smile. Large things need protection too. Old things tell amazing stories if we take a moment to listen.

I don't know what else...

My passion is ...

Painting.

I know too much about ...

chocolate.

My parents always told me ...

to sit down and be quiet.

My childhood ambition ...

to be a marine biologist.

My favorite memory ...

how my mother used to smell like Chanel #5.

Why I write ...

to relieve the pressure.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

The Feminine Mystique by Betty Freidan, Splash, Chris Botti.

My first job ...

two paper routes when I was 11.

My best moment ...

when my children make moral decisions.

My inspiration ...

love is my underlying inspiration for everything.

Personal Finance > Retirement How to plan early for a secure retirement

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