Yay! A dedication badge! I have not been very active on WA lately, but I have been 'tearing up' my website! So I guess that is why I earned a dedication badge! My website is not a money-maker yet...in fact I have not even monetized it.... But it is being used and that makes me happy!

In spite of best intentions, I have been away far too long! I took the youngest off to college and the next week I started teaching my new college classes. Three full weeks in and giving the first test tomorrow! I hope they do well!But sometimes life just happens and we drop the ball...in this case...on my website, but in reality, it can be anything...neglecting an important task that could have dire consequences if neglected...getting too busy to exercise and tend to our health...letting those

I was just reading a great article about some inspiring folks who have turned tragedy and loss into something beautiful. One man in the article had a son commit suicide. My brain refuses to even go there! And yet this man 'picked himself up by his bootstraps', so to speak, and began an organization to inform parents of the dangers of teen suicide. He became so involved in the organization that he gave up his job and concentrated on helping other parents gain knowledge about warning signs, child

Hi all you WA enthusiasts! Welcome to a WA morning! I have a confession to make!I am obsessive compulsive to a LARGE degree! When I was a little girl, I drove my mother CRAZY! If I decided it was time to answer my pile of letters, (yes, when I was a teen there WAS NO EMAIL!...crazy right?) I would 'hole myself up' in my room and not come out until the task was completed. And it was usually a two day task! This is why OCD folks can tend to have messy houses, junk piles, and MANY started and