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Zumba? Maybe with a twist…

I have no zum in my ba. I just finished my second Zumba class, and as much as I’d love to look and move like my instructors, I’m pretty sure I never will. The music is great, the mood is upbeat, an hour flies by quick, and you barely realize you are working out untilContinue reading “Zumba? Maybe with a twist…”

Free Lunch

I have never been a fiction writer, but I think I’ve found new inspiration. It involves free food, so I might actually do it. It also involves acting, which I’ve never aspired to, but maybe I would try if the payoff were the elusive free lunch. When I think about it, I actually do aContinue reading “Free Lunch”

The Unlikely Abduction of a Pterodactyl Baby

For a quiet kid, my daughter has always been loud. Eardrum bursting decibel levels have always been well within her capacity, even if she doesn’t choose to exercise that talent often. I knew early on that she was special in the screaming department. When she was six weeks old, I bundled her up and cartedContinue reading “The Unlikely Abduction of a Pterodactyl Baby”

My Uniform Isn’t Working Out

I am wearing my uniform today — black pants, black performance hoodie over a racer-back tank, running shoes and a ponytail. I put on this uniform almost every morning, hoping it will serve its purpose. I fell out of my exercise groove and need to claw my way back out of this rut where I’veContinue reading “My Uniform Isn’t Working Out”

Career on Ice

I put my career on ice a few years back. I’m starting to thaw it out. Like a feast that was just too much to eat at one time, my career became too much to devour along with everything else on my plate. I had to pack it up and put it away for later.Continue reading “Career on Ice”