life Archives - Just Steph

All I want for Christmas is…

By juststeph | December 16, 2013

Tradition, as defined in my iPhone dictionary app, is a specific practice of long-standing and/or an inherited pattern of thought or action. Basically traditions are those rituals we perform over and over, through the years and pass down to our kids. We may tweak what our parents did or start new ones. Traditions are like…

What Happened to Vinny?

By juststeph | November 15, 2013

Planning my trip to the desert strip was interesting this time around. We try to get to a few shows, including big headliners like Rod Stewart and Ray Romano. This time of year, many of the usual big names are taking a hiatus. So it was easy to convince my husband to see Donny &…

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year?

By juststeph | November 6, 2013

The holidays are upon us. As soon as Halloween rolls around, one can sense heightened emotions with the impending season. Someone is irate because Costco already has Christmas decor displayed. The religious fight to keep the “Christ” in Christmas while the non believers petition to keep the nativity scene off city hall’s lawn. Then we have…

Hit Me With Your Best Shot!

By juststeph | October 29, 2013

Put up your dukes, let’s get down to it. Does life for me always have to be a fight? With my birthday just having passed, I look back not only over this last year, but over my life. As a young child I fought to keep it together when I was treated terribly, picked last…

What's Over the Fence?

By juststeph | October 27, 2013

During dinner with my girlfriends, one of my besties recounted a recent event at her office. She is a therapist dealing with extreme cases. So if you are sitting across from her you probably are a candidate to O.D. My dear friend recounted how one of the practice’s clients had attempted suicide that week and…

Just Steph Brings You "Pink"

By juststeph | October 17, 2013

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kA0DCtU2TY

There's No Place Like Home….

By juststeph | July 16, 2013

I remember many years ago saying to my fav paisano shrink, “one day I’ll realize I’ve been wearing the ruby slippers. I’ve had the power all along.” He concurred. Today, I glance down and still just see the french pedi and messed up feet from all my surgeries. I spy flip flops, but no ruby…