by Heather Christie | Mar 20, 2016 | Heather's Blog, Inspiration/Mindful Living/Dream Chasing |
Let me tell you a secret. I used to be addicted to Cheez-its and Coca Cola. This went on for years. As a real estate agent, I raced around town showing houses with complete disregard for proper nutrition. I’d sneak into the WaWa or 7-11 and buy a large pack of...
by Heather Christie | Mar 15, 2016 | Inspiration/Mindful Living/Dream Chasing, The Grandparents |
The last time I saw my grandmother, she lay rigid, a thin sheet pulled to her chin, her gray hair swept away from her face, her ninety-three-year-old skin smooth like porcelain. She had been a beautiful woman once—movie star caliber. Now, she was a fraction of her...
by Heather Christie | Mar 15, 2016 | Inspiration/Mindful Living/Dream Chasing |
It was dusk and the day about to disappear as the traffic signal glowed bright red, then green. I remember my parents’ silver station wagon double-parked at the corner of 79th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, its four-ways flashing. All of my worldly possessions were...
by Heather Christie | Mar 13, 2016 | Heather's Blog, Inspiration/Mindful Living/Dream Chasing, Life Lessons |
When I was nine years old and my younger sister was a preschooler, my brothers and I convinced her she could fly—like a bird. We lived on a small farm with a huge stone bank barn. We walked her to the top of the hill that abutted the barn and told her to back up and...
by Heather Christie | Mar 6, 2016 | Heather's Blog, The Grandparents |
Food For Thought: Learn How To Park, #&%@head! My mother, The Split Personality Eater (SPE), has certain limitations with motor vehicles. Years ago, my brother-in-law, unable to drive due to an injury, had to ride shotgun with my mother from New York City to...