Dear Santy Claus,
As you probably know, I have had a year of ups and downs. I have tried really hard to be good. Of course its impossible to be good all year. Sometimes I get frustrated with my lack of progress (and others) and I let that frustration get the best of me, but please know that I am always trying to do good things.
I thought I would try to help you out, by giving you a bit of a list of some things that might make me feel better….and by feeling better – I might actually …read more

I often have recurring bouts of insomnia, but this is a new one for me. I have been wide awake since 12:13 am. Why, you may ask. Because I keep hearing jingle bells – sleigh bells, actually. I don’t live in the country. I don’t live anywhere close to snow covered fields with horses pulling piles of people snuggled under blankets. Christmas music is not being played in my house, right now. So where are these bell sounds coming from. They are from inside my head. They will not go away.
When I was a …read more