My Carpe Diem Life

Oct.11 Time to lose my Nervous Nellie persona and become Xevette, Jungle Princess and Slayer of Snakes. (or is Yvettemis, Goddess of the J...

I'm trying to get back on track with my 2008 resolutions and goals again. In many ways they've been going well, but the two that ar...

Here it is July 1, the start of a new half-year and I realize I have been quite remiss with my writing and my goals, in general. I've b...

My daughter has recently joined the Denver Roller Dolls...that's a Roller Derby Team. She's kind of a girly girl, so I was surpris...

My daughter, Megan, could beat out Martha Stewart in a party planning showdown any day. She is a perfectionist and she has been planning h...

Last night we lost and hour of time. I'm trying not to worry about it. We gained a whole day on February 29th. But as I get older, I...

One of the days of my Cancun vacation was spent on a day trip to Chichen Itza...those Mayan ruins with the big pyramids. It was a guided tou...

Someone once told me that you can love every person you meet. Your goal should be to figure out what you love about them. So I took the chal...

Every February it's the same...I am tired of the cold, Colorado winter, and need an escape. But, I'm single, and who wants to go to ...

Today is my 48th birthday. I've been thinking a lot about finding love at an older age. I was divorced at 43, and being single has had...