13 Predictions for Life in 2023

Oh, the possibilities of a new year. This will be the one, we say, when we’ll exercise more, spend a little less and stop devoting entire weekends to binge-watching “House Hunters.” (OK, maybe that’s just me.) Nevertheless, change is in the air. What will the rest of 2023 bring? We can’t see into the future,…

Podcast Overload

More often than not, I nodded along as I listened to back episodes. Gerda and I started spending more time on our walks, much to her delight, and my headphones discouraged strangers from trying to engage me in mind-numbing doggy chitchat. To celebrate her new outdoorsy lifestyle, Gerda took NASCAR-style laps around the dog run,…

Con él, no me creía mi suerte

Más que nada, Tom era diferente porque era alguien a quien yo misma había buscado y que, para mi sorpresa, me había correspondido. Era una aspiración, pero se había hecho realidad. Como quien gana la lotería, no sabía qué hacer con el premio. “No tengo idea de por qué le gusto”, les repetía a mis…