That time I chose Self-Care…
Jane Parmel2022-09-23T05:21:29-04:00Self-care is the new division... As a person who has been on this earth for over a half-century, every new ...
Coming Soon: Self Respect
Jane Parmel2022-09-23T05:22:07-04:00The old saying of “Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me” is to be considered at its face value – it will not happen again. For that, you can be sure!
Found and Lost
Jane Parmel2022-09-23T05:22:07-04:00My very own United Nations!!! It’s backwards from the usual but it makes sense here. In a year when so ...
The Best Birthday Ever!
Jane Parmel2022-09-23T05:22:07-04:00The Best Birthday Ever! A "speed limit" birthday - what a ride to 55 and for all that lies ahead!
Searching to find the one…
Jane Parmel2022-09-23T05:22:07-04:00Searching to find the one! DNA tests, letters, connections and a whole new extended family. With one more installment to come...
Two Family Trees
Jane Parmel2022-09-23T05:22:37-04:00That is my new reality - I have TWO family trees on Ancestry.com TWO. That's the theme for this - ...
Late November back in ’65…..
Jane Parmel2022-09-23T05:22:37-04:00Alright, the song goes "Late December back in '63". Bear with me here - its all relevant! Oh the things ...
Do We Really Have Change?
Jane Parmel2022-09-23T05:22:37-04:00As a StartingBloc Fellow, I sat in sessions less than one year ago and heard how the racism, marginalization, ...
How Fortunate Were We….
Jane Parmel2022-09-23T05:23:30-04:00I have always taken inspiration from the women in my life. From when I was a very young ...
Happy Mother’s Day… from six feet away!!!
Jane Parmel2022-09-23T05:23:30-04:00! Mother’s Day usually led to a conversation I had with my mom almost every year. The language of adoption. ...