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Backseat Memories

Apr 10, 2016 By elinwaldal 26 Comments

Backseat Memories

One of my earliest childhood memories finds me nestled in the back of a wood-paneled station wagon with my brothers and sister, crocheted afghans pulled to our necks, eyes fixed on the ceiling of the car and little padding for our backs. Above us, centered in the beam cast from streetlights and traveling cars, our hand-shadow puppets danced across a stage until the […]

Filed Under: Aging, Memories, Travel Tagged With: Aging, Backseat, memories, Road Trips, travel

Beyond the Beaches of Cabo

Apr 8, 2016 By elinwaldal 14 Comments

Beyond the Beaches of Cabo

While looking through photos this morning, I came across pictures from a trip I took to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Of course, I loved sailing over the turquoise water and taking in the white sandy beaches, but one of my favorite memories includes an excursion we took to a fabulous venue tucked in the foothills […]

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Cabo San Lucas, Flora Farm, Mexico, travel

Make a Splash

Jan 10, 2016 By elinwaldal 29 Comments

Make a Splash

The alarm sounds, the mind wakes up, and unless we are on vacation, our to-do list unfurls itself in our head. We roll out of bed, What do I have to do today?… The unfurled list follows us to the bathroom, joins us in the shower and then rides shotgun as we make our way through our day. […]

Filed Under: Life Lessons Tagged With: Death, Life, Living, To-do list

Empty Bowls

Nov 8, 2015 By elinwaldal 3 Comments

Empty Bowls

Too old to climb stairs, mornings begin with a welcome sigh of relief from our dog, Chinook; she sleeps at the base of them on her bed, and although I pretend her eager tail wag is a euphoric response to my arrival downstairs, truth is, she is all about her empty bowls. First order of business […]

Filed Under: Living Tagged With: Dogs, Love

Fear is a four letter word

Sep 28, 2015 By elinwaldal 2 Comments

Fear is a four letter word

Last October I faced my decades-old fear of the ocean by simply getting wet. You know, the up to your knees kind of wet. I had reached a point in my life where I realized that only I could redefine what getting older meant to me and I was determined not to lead a life […]

Filed Under: Health & Wellness Tagged With: Facing Fear, Midlife, Ocean

Dear 16 Year Old Me

May 14, 2015 By elinwaldal 13 Comments

Dear 16 Year Old Me

Dear 16-Year-Old Me, Just you wait. Oh, how I cringe when I hear those three words. I cringe because what is inferred is this: you don’t have a clue, you haven’t seen anything yet because the life you have led thus far doesn’t measure up to what someone else has experienced. Truth is, I don’t […]

Filed Under: Parenting, Teenagers Tagged With: Dear 16 Year Old Me, Dear Daughter, Dear Son, Parenting, Teenagers

Pictures of You, Pictures of Me

Mar 13, 2015 By elinwaldal 22 Comments

Pictures of You, Pictures of Me

The Kodak paper envelope with its signature yellow color is as familiar as my reflection once was. And I feel my heart sink just a little when I realize there is not one picture of me in the 36 images from the developed role. It was 17 years ago. Other than I was the one […]

Filed Under: Living, Memories Tagged With: Aging, Motherhood, pictures, Time

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