I’ve noticed a trend these days. Whenever something happens in the world that’s wild and completely crazy – (basically everything COVID-19 or most world events, right?), someone remarks, “well, at least we’ll have a great story to tell our grandchildren, or great-grandkids.” Going crazy wearing masks? “At least you’ll have… Read More
When I published my book eight years ago, I thought my second book would be a sequel to my first. More on the topic of empty nest, grandmothering, middle-age topics, etc etc. Although I wrote many more articles on those topics, I felt the world didn’t need another book on… Read More
It’s been a long time coming. But it’s finally here. My new look and new website. Back in 2012, when I wrote my grandmother book, “Mazel Tov! It’s a Bubby!” I started blogging at bubbyjoysandoys. Well…..since then my interests and focus as a music therapist and writer have evolved…. Read More
My last post was about things during COVID that some of us are FED-UP with and various feelings we experience during this time. I included the acronym for FED-UP (frustrated, erratic, doubting, unsure, perplexed) and discussed each feeling we can name during our new-normal. Resolving some of these feelings happens… Read More
Everyone talks about the “new normal” these days of Corona times. “New-normal” refers to the significant change of a situation that has emerged recently. So, the new-normal post 9-11, was extra security at airports, and fear of impending terrorism. Similarly, he new-normal after the COVID-19 pandemic is the ubiquitous wearing… Read More
