Author: Laura P

Don’t Listen to the Voices

The last thing I want to do at the end of a long day is exercise. When I’m tired, my brain refuses to believe that exercise will make me feel better. It’s counterintuitive. How...

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Killing Me Slowly

Killing Me Slowly

Is your job killing you? If you work in an office and sit for more than six hours per day, it might be. According to a recent study by the American Cancer Society, people...

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Tough Decisions

Tough Decisions

The last few days have been especially trying. One of our Italian Greyhounds was recently diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma (a cancerous tumor in the mouth). Over recent months, he suffered with pain, but...

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The Beginning

The Beginning

It’s Sunday night and in a few short hours the work week will begin anew. I’m dreading it, but since God didn’t give us a pause button for life, I must face it. I...

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Counting the Hours

Counting the Hours

Time is precious. It’s limited. You can’t create more, and once it’s gone, you can never get it back. None of us can predict exactly how much time we have left. It’s unknown, truly...

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Choked

Choked

The cares and responsibilities of life can be draining. As I grow older, the responsibilities seem to loom larger each day. For every thing I try to give up, I immediately replace it with...

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Auditions

Auditions

I flew to San Jose this week for a screen test with TechWise TV (www.techwisetv.com), an online technology show hosted by Cisco. It was an interesting process, and although I hate auditions, I managed...

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Good Things

Good Things

It’s been said that bad things come in threes, but this weekend good things came in threes. On Saturday, I celebrated the first good thing, my 17th wedding anniversary. It’s hard to believe that...

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