by AnnSheybani | Jan 25, 2016 | Life, life transitions, tenacity
Walt and I are finally cleaning out the basements (yes, that’s a plural); and the over-stuffed three-car garage; and the attics (again, the plural); and all of the closets; and each of the seven, count them, seven bedrooms. I’m not following Marie...
by AnnSheybani | Jan 11, 2016 | Adult Child of Alcholic, Alcoholic rules, Life
I came across the perfect statement this morning in an old journal: Stop trying to control everybody and everything. I’ve spent my life trying to control my surroundings and the people in it. Like a lot of other unhealthy compulsions, I chalk this one up to my...
by AnnSheybani | Dec 28, 2015 | Life, Writing
I learn so much from my writing clients. Sometimes I think I should be paying them. After reading this segment from Kyrsten Barrett’s soon to be published book, well, I realized she was speaking to me. That’s why I pulled my memoir out of the drawer after...
by AnnSheybani | Dec 23, 2015 | Life
by AnnSheybani | Dec 22, 2015 | Ireland, Life
Walt and I went out the other night to listen to some music. We sat on a couple of stools in a cozy nook among all kinds of people and let the music flow over us, through us. I’m talking total peace. Here in rural Ireland, among the dairy farms and great tracts...
by AnnSheybani | Dec 11, 2015 | Honesty, Life, Writing
