Am I a lover of warriors?  Absolutely!  But that has gotten me into trouble big time. Good trouble too. 

My daddy was my hero--in the infantry in the U.S. Army. And, man, this little girl in pigtails grew up at Ft. Benning and Ft. Leavenworth falling in love with all the strong good-looking men in uniform. She was damn well determined to be as strong and tough and good as they were.  But are you kidding me?  Army Brats  on the posts, especially little girls, are second class citizens. You've got to follow orders, boy, and if you step out of line?  Your misconduct goes down as a black mark on your father's record, for gosh sakes. And forget about spouting your own  objections. You do NOT talk back to the C.O. (father or mother in this case)! And, boy, did I have a LOT of questions and opinions.  But "end of discussion."  No wonder I grew up with a chip on my shoulder.  Which affected every relationship I ever had, family, friends, business and MEN.  Life has not been boring.  A good thing.  :) Turns out, however, "Warrior Lover"  came to mean a whole other battle--this one on the inside--the challenge of trying to figure out when to be strong and tough (often turning into anger) or warm and obliging (which I often judged to be "weak").  I'll bet we can all relate to that on some level, right? To my delight, my life has turned out to be charmed and wonderful as I discovered more about the "Lover" part of the equation. 

Anyway, I'm thrilled to announce that we'll explore these issues and stories together in my--AT LAST--upcoming memoir!  Many of you know how many years this book has been in progress.  I just might be the world's greatest procrastinator.  The good news is, if I am FINALLY doing this in earnest this late in life, that means you can too, no matter your age. Whatever it is you want to do, too, no more putting it off.  If all goes according to plan, you should, God willing, be able to at least pre-order, if not buy outright online, this chronicle of turning crises into adventures, this year.  I'm visualizing October.   

I know I sure could use all the encouragement, suggestions and help I can get, so let's cheer each other on!  (I'm struggling mightily to shed the "Lone Wolf" syndrome and needing to "be in charge," for obvious reasons). We'll see how that goes, lol.  May fortune shine on you as well.  Sign up for my email list and tell me how it's going for you, if you like.