by Leisa A. Hammett | Oct 4, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Nashville!
"The only thing that remains the same is change!" My nurse practitioner, Sally, would cackle after she'd spout those too-true and sage words each time I'd visit her during my seemingly never-ending years of perimenopause. I've hit menopause now...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Oct 1, 2012 | Autism/Disability, Motherhood, Nashville!
Today is moving day (to our new condo) and that's a twist and turn of a story that I will be sharing here about a year from now. And the details on the why will forthcome then. Seriously. In virtual time, however, I'm over at Vanderbilt Children's...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Sep 18, 2012 | Nashville!, Spirituality, Travel
Fill up the gas tank. Start the engine….I'll be riding shot gun beside 'cha. I love adventure. Exploration. Travel. Anywhere. Mid-March started a series of monthly trips that are lasting into this fall. I'll be sharing these mini-journeys with you...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Sep 14, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Nashville!
Once upon a time, Grace, my daughter, may have been the youngest participant ever in the Mayor's Advisory Committee on Disabilities annual art show at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center. We began submitting her art work to the annual show around age six, I think. And,...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Sep 10, 2012 | Autism/Disability, Nashville!, Obama/Politics
I believe in the value of public education. I believe there is a place for public charter schools in low-income, underserved, low-performing areas. I believe in the right for families to choose private schools over public. What I do not believe in are public monies...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Sep 6, 2012 | Autism/Disability, Motherhood, Nashville!, Obama/Politics
I've been following Nashville-based blogger (and former anchorwoman) Lindsay Ferrier on Instagram as she's covered the Republican National Convention and the Democratic National Convention for CafeMom. In February, during a then Nashville-based...
