agebuzz Guest Blogger: Alice Herb

Pandemic Diversions By Alice Herb   I am a newshound- but as 2020 moved along in a crazy fashion, I listened less to the “talking heads” speaking “remotely” and instead rather carefully scanned the environment around them as they were speaking. If you ever wondered about the people you see…

Planning In Advance: A Story With A Moral By Alice Herb   The story I want to tell you is real. I’ve lived it and it has now come to an end. It is perhaps bittersweet but I prefer to think that it is a “feel good” story that has…

Independence and Autonomy By Alice Herb   I am often motivated to write my blog posts because of the discussions I have with members of my family or friends. A big influence is my grown-up granddaughter, Madelyn. And it is a recent talk I had with her that spurred me…

How I Spent Election Day By Alice Herb   Feeling increasing anxiety as I approached Election Day, I decided to volunteer as an Election Worker for two reasons. I thought that if I were busy all day on November 3rd, I could avoid the high tension of waiting for results….

Anxiety – A Perpetual State of Mind Now? By Alice Herb   This past year has been exceptionally anxiety-provoking for me. Two of my closest family members had serious medical issues that seemed to go on interminably. But now those worries have subsided- and yet I realize that I am…

Will This Never End? Maybe We Can Turn To Something New By Alice Herb   I’ve been silent on my blog for many weeks now.  Words fail me.  Not because I’ve lost them (though I search for a lot of them and usually find them.) Rather, there is little left…