Monthly Archives: May 2012

My New Addiction

Posted on May 25, 2012 by andreamarjulie

All it took was the gentle push-off of my legs from the shallow end of the pool, and I was immediately buoyed in body and spirit.  Swimming again was like being back on a bicycle, only better.  I was transported … Continue reading →

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Remembering Maureen

Posted on May 17, 2012 by andreamarjulie

Summer of ’79 had barely arrived,and I was back in my home city of Little Neck, New York for what would be the last time.  We were at the start of my best friend’s bachelorette party.  Back then women didn’t … Continue reading →

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Six Months Later

Posted on May 4, 2012 by andreamarjulie

In November of 2011, I was confronted with a realistic fear of becoming diabetic.  My new doctor called with the results of lab work that showed I was hovering above the threshold of that disease.  A few days earlier in … Continue reading →

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Worry Wort

Posted on May 1, 2012 by andreamarjulie

Oh yeah, the worrier in me lives, though I am trying to oust it from its cozy nesting spot.  The worry gene is embedded in my father’s side of the family.  He had a strong case of it, some of … Continue reading →

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