Lorette Lavine

Winter Weekend - Waking up to ice dripping from a faucet...how is your weekend shaping up?

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Winter Weekend

So it is Friday and very frigid here in suburban Chicago! At the moment as I am writing, the recorded temperature is -4 F !!! A severely cold weekend is ahead.

I hope my experience early this morning in not a predictor of how my weekend is going to go.

To my surprise at 6 am when I came downstairs to turn on the coffee pot, I felt a gust of cold air coming at me…

Changing gears…

After over 25+ years in our home, this is the year my husband and I will be moving across town to a newly renovated townhome. Closing the door for the final time on our homestead where 4 generations of our family have lived will take my breath away. For a moment, I will take time to thank God for the years in this home and all the joys and sadnesses that hand in hand we both shared.

For those…

Just wondering whether or not you meditate regularly or otherwise?

I am thrilled with a new app which I have downloaded just before the New Year with the hope of beginning a daily routine of meditation, even if it is only for one minute a day.

Let me share the app with you…it is 10% Happier:Meditation. It is an Apple Award Winner of the “Best of 2018”. It happens to be the dream child of…

I am here in LA enjoying some sun and a little bit of warmth.

Girlfriends, what do you do when you are away for a few days that helps to make memories to take home with you?

In LA, I am mostly with family, my daughter and granddaughter and I visit with a dear friend who helps run a homeless center in the heart of Hollywood. It is always humbling to visit and talk with those, who visit and utilize…

This year I am going to update this blog. It is time for another look at “One Day at a Time”.

My plan is to develop a website for women ….women, who are over 50 years old and are not afraid to admit it. There is so much to share at this time in our lives, the good, the bad and the ugly as they say or the good, the better, the best.

Personally, I prefer a more positive perspective and most of all…