Lizbeth Meredith's Blog, page 15

Supplemental Mothers

Our mothers are our first homes, and that’s why we always trying to return to them. By Michele Filgate in What My Mother and I Don’t Talk About. I emailed a friend in recently to bid her Happy Mother’s Day. Normally sunny, her response caught me off guard when she mentioned how sad this holiday ... Read more

Author Interview with Elizbeth Silva/Another Cheesy Family Newsletter

Author Elizabeth Silva “I ALWAYS WONDER WHEN I GET my friends’ and family’s annual holiday newsletters what really happened in the writers’ families. What titillating tidbits are they leaving out?” –Elizabeth Silva in Another Cheesy Family Newsletter. I met Elizabeth Silva at on online writers forum we belong to, and was drawn to her story ... Read more

The Importance of Sharing Ugly

Yesterday, I had a conversation with the Seward Library Book Group about coming clean in my memoir, or, as one member put it, telling on myself.  Referring to the times I mentioned my own flaws and frailties, being judgmental or quick tempered, that are sprinkled throughout the book. Then conversation quickly morphed to social media ... Read more

A Week Inspired by San Jose’s Recycle Book Club

At the risk of sounding superstitious, I’m fairly certain that my house is jealous of my efforts to leave it. The web searches for homes in less expensive states to live in after I retire, the upgrading of the bathrooms, the kitchen, and the floorings. The conversations that must’ve been overhead about my need for ... Read more

Single Mom Turned Solo Traveler/Interview with Karen Sim

I was the lone geriatric in my hip hostel in Buenos Aires a couple of months back when I stumbled on a treasure trove. When I mentioned to the young woman from New Zealand, perched on the bunk across from mine, that I had not journeyed intentionally (can’t really count Greece and Turkey and England ... Read more

On Love and Motivation.

It’s February, and my mind is on matters of love and motivation. On Love: I may be single, but I adore experiencing second-hand love. Here are two of my favorite Valentine’s reads.  One is from my friend Ginni Simpson on being in the moment with her husband.  The second is my blog post about my dear brother ... Read more

One Good Thing Leads to Another

Have you ever noticed that when you set out to take a positive action, you’re given a doubly positive reward? A couple of weeks ago, when I saw my maternal cousin’s Facebook post about her fitness coaching business being offered online, I jumped at the chance.  I’ve been meaning to do more strength training to ... Read more

Committing to Less to Enjoy More/My 2019 Resolution

Happy New Year. It’s that time of year where we make promises of transformation that are too easily abandoned by the middle of the month. I typically make a small list in a few categories, but this year I’m making different commitments. Last year, I ran my legs off. If someone asked for a volunteer, ... Read more

Solo Travel to South America/Uruguay and Argentina

I was firm in my decision to delay a solo travel adventure since I’d financed long-awaited kitchen renovations. Yet solo travel, outside of bringing me joy and growth, is the subject of future writing projects. But I told myself that it was too time consuming, too expensive, too much work to squeeze in to 2018. ... Read more

Afterthoughts About the Earthquake of 2018

My return from South America was promptly eclipsed by the massive November 30th earthquake here in Alaska. I’d landed in Los Angeles from a brief layover in Peru when I turned on my phone to find a flood of texts. The first was from my youngest daughter, giving me a heads up that something “big” ... Read more