Author name: Mary Ann

It has been brought to my attention that perhaps my expectations in life are a bit unrealistic. I’m not sure this is true.  I see nothing wrong with continuing to set high goals for myself regardless of…well… anything. Yes, it’s true, the aging process can slow us down a bit and I agree that no […]

It’s been said, we were never promised a rose garden.  I’ve heard it my whole life.  Every time the going got tough and life was not in my favor, Mother would say, “Well, Mary Ann, no one ever promised you a rose garden.” No, I would think, no rose garden. But neither did I expect

“I’m just so glad it was you who let the dogs out,” my husband said as we searched frantically for our run-away puppies. “If it had been me, I’d never hear the end of it!” Oh, how right he was; and may I just say – truer words have yet to be spoken. My parents

Lately I’ve been feeling pretty good about myself. I look in the mirror and decide I look a lot younger than I am and at the same time wonder how the world sees me. Surely they see me as at least a few years younger than my actual age. Surely I am unique in my

I can’t even imagine the number of times I’ve said “when I get old,” followed by a wild variety of things I will and will not do. When I get old, I will be in excellent physical shape, running and riding my bike every day. I will go to yoga and meditate and take great

Did you know there’s an app available for the sole purpose of finding out what apps are available? There is! And where would we be without it? I start my day with an app: the weather app to be exact. Once I’ve determined what the day is looking like, I can get dressed accordingly, then