Martha Carr

Thank You, Mom

Martha Carr — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:44:43 +0000

On Wednesday night my mother, Leontine Carr, Tina, died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 86 and finally got to dance with my dad, Dabney Carr again. He had gone ahead of her in April of 2005 to get things ready. That was their usual system but she had missed him every day [...]

With a Little Help From My Friends

Martha Carr — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 16:50:31 +0000

What the Campaign is About: I’m asking for help to raise $2,500 to self-publish my next book, a thriller called The List. There are two ways to live a life – in theory or in practice. One involves talking about what might happen and the other requires taking risks and letting go of the outcome. [...]

Maintaining the Ideal Weight

Martha Carr — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 06:01:37 +0000

I’ve lost 86 pounds and have only five pounds to go, which is only half a dress size. It’s not like I’ve never been here before, in fact I’ve been here many times. However, all of the other times, it never occurred to me that it would take the exact same amount and kind of [...]

Believe – A New Kind of New Year’s Resolution – 2013 Style

Martha Carr — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 18:29:35 +0000

Every year, for the past five years, I’ve tried to adopt a new attitude at the start of the calendar year, instead of making up a list of ‘ought to’ that will only haunt me long after I’ve give up on them. It dawned on me one New Year that focusing on a word, like [...]

Going Home After 35 Years

Martha Carr — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 05:01:25 +0000

It took me 35 years to get back for a high school reunion at my alma mater, St. Agnes School, class of ’77. In the intervening years the school merged with our brother school, St. Stephen’s and has become known more by its initials, SSSAS. A rose by any other name is still a rose [...]

Welcome to the Family, Leela

Martha Carr — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 05:01:30 +0000

I’m off today to my 35th high school reunion to meet up with people I haven’t seen since I was 18 years old. I’ll pause here for a moment so everyone can do the math. In the meantime, I’d like to introduce all of you to the newest member of my extended family, Leela, Louie’s [...]

Internet Dating Update

Martha Carr — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 05:01:21 +0000

So far, internet dating has reminded me that people lie, a lot. Also, flamboyantly kissing a woman’s hand is not cool on that first coffee date but is apparently a trend. (It’s happened twice with two different men.) I’ve also learned that meeting someone for the first time for just coffee is a really good [...]

You Mean I Have To Do This Forever?

Martha Carr — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 06:00:06 +0000

I have wondered for a very long time how anyone did anything that was good for them for longer than say six months, top. How do they keep going after all of the hurrah’s, good for you’s and the newness of a new place wear off? Frankly, I don’t know because once the applause died [...]

Changing Up an Exercise Plan

Martha Carr — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 05:01:38 +0000

The summer is officially over as of last Saturday and with that goes my first season of triathlon training. And by the way, no, I didn’t sign up for a triathlon this year. Like I said from the beginning, this year was all about figuring out how to stay on a bike, which if you’ve [...]

A Visit Home

Martha Carr — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 05:01:51 +0000

It took me five years to return home, to visit my mother. That’s a long time, I know, and causes a lot of curiosity about all of my reasons. Often, reasons are a distraction; labels that give a justification why I’m not doing something. I’d count up the years and after awhile not going even [...]