The Final Third: Part 4

I want to climb a volcano. There, I said it. I know it sounds totally crazy, especially for an overweight fifty-year-old, but I don’t think it is and here’s why…As many of you know, I have been fitness crazy since my last bout with cancer. I spent a year learning to...

The Final Third: Part 3

When thinking about the final third, I think it’s important to remember to really look at the items on your bucket list. Why is it there? What are your motivations? I already shared that I want to learn another language and outlined my reasons why. When I first...

The Final Third: Part 2

Why do people make bucket lists? Is it to commemorate the passage of time and a longing to make our final dreams come true or are we giving the finger to father time. When I turned forty, I jumped out of a plane. That was definitely me flipping off the decades. At...

The Final Third: Part 1

On December 22nd, I turned fifty. According to the powers that be, I am entering the final third of my life. Not sure how they are doing the math since the average age of women in the United States is 82 according to the World Health Organization, but whatever. The...

Writers Give Back: Robin Koontz

Today I’m delighted to have children’s author and illustrator Robin Koontz with me!                     Why do you think volunteering is important and what do you get out of it? I think that the only way...