Life's Lemons into Limoncello

Dr. Norman Rosenthal, author, The Gift of Adversity. “Look within to gauge your worth rather than depending on institutions or the opinions of others, for institutions rise and fall and fashions come and go, but a good sense of your own value will see you through life’s ups and downs.” Read Jane Brody's column in the New York Times.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/09/lifes-hard-lessons/

Ten Months On

The gutted downstairs of our home, late November, 2012:

Today:

They Call It Hurricane Sandy. October 28, 2012.

 

Where I live: the south shore of Long Island. Pondering Hurricane Sandy and the media hysteria.  To evacuate, or not to evacuate? Too soon to tell whether the chattering heads are on the money or not, and in the meantime, I'm getting ready for my first day as an "Associate" at an upscale housewares store at the local mall. Haven't worked holiday retail since a stint at Toys R Us in 1977.  Despite the fact that myriad submissions of resumes, cover letters, writing samples, and multi-page on-line applications to government, corporate, and non-profit entities have yielded no responses whatsoever in the almost two years since I've graduated, my motto remains "Onward and Upward!"

Early Morning, October 29, 2012. Lido Beach, NY.

We evacuated. It's taken me almost a year to write about what we've been through.

Salvaged From The Wreckage

My mother Roberta, and my sister Elizabeth, circa 1986. Long Beach, New York boardwalk. The photo was rescued from an album saturated by the tidal surge of Hurricane Sandy. This is a link to an article detailing my experience in the immediate aftermath of the storm.

 

http://www.more.com/member-voices/your-stories/i-hate-ocean