You’re the boss of you “Stand up straight!  You look so sad and pathetic like that.  Roll your shoulders back and chin up.  There, that’s better.” I can still hear my Memaw’s voice warning me about my posture in every pretty dress I ever wore as a young girl.  No special occasion was necessary for my mom to remind me that I needed to stand up tall and and stop stooping over.  She was like a posture ninja, you never knew when she would grab your ears and pull them up to try to get your head ... Read More...

When I was 17 years old, I accepted an invitation to go out on a little blue sailboat with a boy I liked. And his grandpa. I had never been on a sailboat before. I had no idea what it would be like. Even though I knew the grandpa, I was still intimidated to spend time with this male sailing duo. It seemed like a rather intimate “date.” Our sailing day started at 6:00am when the boy came and picked me up and we drove the 5 miles to his grandpa’s house. His grandmother was making sandwiches ... Read More...