Can’t Sleep

Originally published November, 2009 Yesterday I went to Costco and bought two down pillows.  I had a coupon for $10.00 off, which helped me justify the purchase.  I have been sleeping so poorly lately so I hoped if I had better quality pillows I could solve...

Blood Letting

Originally published June, 2009 My husband and I had a date this morning and you know you’ve reached a point in the marriage when the date is to have your blood drawn together. We had orders from our respective doctors for the lab tests. John’s was ordered about...

Big Brother Love

Originally published June, 2009 As Angelina Jolie once quipped, “I’m so in love with my brother.”  While I could never understand the kiss in which she chose to express this sibling love, I do know exactly how she feels because I also am in love with my brother.  I...

Back to School

Originally published March, 2010 I left my home in New York State in 1976 to pursue my lifelong dream of working in the animal industry. I was fortunate enough to be accepted into a junior college in California that would award me an Associate’s Degree in Exotic...

ADHD and My Family Tree

Anyone who knows me knows I suffer from a pretty acute case of ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). I’ve been this way all of my life; of course when I was a child they didn’t have a name for it other than to refer to me as “hyper.”   For the most...

A New Beginning

Around 2009 at the behest of a writer friend, I began a blog I called, This Gioia’s Chronicles. A few times a week I created and shared posts that ranged from observational essays of life, shared the impact of how the loss of my parents when I was just a year...