Liz Kitchens 4/4/24 Liz Kitchens 4/4/24

Jingle those Car Keys

A new puppy, health concerns, and limited travel dollars have caused me to re-think travel priorities at age 70.

Liz Kitchens 10/12/23 Liz Kitchens 10/12/23

Grandmother’s Rules of Procedure

Grandparents, at least the non-judgmental ones can really be a help. Even if parts of us are dimming, grandparents are perfectly positioned to shine a light for their families, even if it’s only a flashlight.

Liz Kitchens 8/14/22 Liz Kitchens 8/14/22

What is Authentic Gratitude?

The “Gratitude” Industry must be huge. Countless books and journals focus on the topic, including titles such as The One Minute Gratitude Journal; Good Days Start with Gratitude, TheGratitude Journal for Men, The Gratitude Journal for Women (because of course gratitude differs across gender lines?), and The Psychology of Gratitude, to name just a few.

Liz Kitchens 6/7/22 Liz Kitchens 6/7/22

Books Are Us

I’m pretty psyched. I completed what turned out to be the fourth or even fifth, actually more likely the sixth, set of revisions on my book. It has been a three-year project, and I have you, my blog subscribers, to thank for this feat. My blog posts and your responses to them formed the nucleus of my book project. Initially, I naively thought I could throw my blogs together and make a book. “Oh no”, said my publisher. It requires much more of you than that. I almost wish I had written it in conjunction with pursuing a master’s in fine arts (MFA) since it feels like I just completed my dissertation. The title is (shock of shocks) Be Brave! Lose the Beige: Finding Your Sass After Sixty; She Writes Press is my publisher, and the launch is scheduled for next May.