I’ve reached a point in my life where I am happy and content. Yes, there are still a lot of things that I want to do but mainly I’ve manage to accomplish the “big” goals I have set for myself many, many years ago. I got married (twice in fact), I have two wonderful children, and I have a home. I work for myself and I have a wonderful man in my life who loves me for who I am. Life is good. While very busy every day, one of the things I want to get better at is writing. In this day and age, it is very simple to have a blog, a website, a point of view that you can share with the rest of the world with a single click of the mouse.

As I try to sort the ideas in my head, I realize that that I am all over the map. Today I ...

Long distance relationships are not for everyone. As with anything else, you get out of it what you put into it. It depends a lot on the type of person you are and how you view your relationship. For someone looking at your long distance relationship from the outside, without any personal experience, it might look like a crazy way to be together. And it is! But it works in its own way and has its charm and advantages.

For starters, you have a chance to miss each other. Sometimes a lot! And it’s not easy, believe me, I know. I have been in my long distance relationship for more than a year. He lives 2127 miles away and I miss him every day. I think of him all the time. I want him to be here with me and share my joys and all the little...