After 2 years of ups and downs, missed goals, multiple health issues, I'm still here! AND... I'm not giving up, backing out or walking away.I will eventually get it right and make it work. You want to know why? Because everything I need is right here in front of me, and once I get my ducks in a row (or even find my ducks) I know what to do.My lack of accomplishment thus far rests directly with me, so there is no reason I can't overcome this. ME is the one thing I can control!To all my WA friend

It's with great joy and complete surprise to report that my first year with WA has come and gone. It hasn’t been the rousing success I imagined when I first started but only due to my own shortcomings, not due to a lack of anything provided by this wonderful platform and community.What happened you ask? Mainly health issues, which continue to be on the on the increase in hot summer weather, and interfere not only with my life here at WA but with life in general. My pain can sometimes keep

Happy Memorial Weekend!I wanted to share a quick post about lessons learned from my Father.He is 92 although most wouldn’t guess it. His hair is still brown except for some gray at the temples. He lives alone since Mom passed 4 years ago and drives (very well I might add) does his own cooking, cleaning, laundry etc. He has turned the lawn care over to someone else...finally.He is extremely intelligent, always had many hobbies, and as the eldest child I was fortunate enough to spend the mo

I've been busy...being distracted!I haven't posted to the community for awhile, and there are a multitude of reasons, most of which you don't need (or want) to hear about. They include family issues, health issues, home repair issues, blah blah blah, you get the picture.When the Holidays loomed large on the horizon I found that I could easily (and with no regrets) use them as the excuse. Now that another month has passed after the Holiday season ended, although it seems like the blink of an eye