Shelly Hickman

​These last few years have been difficult for our country, and the emergence of COVID has made the last year and a half a difficult time for the entire world. For a brief period, it seemed like we were seeing an end to the darkness of 2020. We masked up and stayed in, and infection Continue reading

Today marks two years since my dad ended his life. He left no explanation so I will never know for certain why he made that decision, though I shared my own ideas in this post written shortly after his death. August the following year, a close friend’s son took his life. He was eighteen. He did leave an explanation, Continue reading

In this follow-up to my July video in which weird things were happening to my vision, I share what was causing my problem, as well as a long searched for solution to having to wear two pairs of glasses at the same time while on the computer. (And no, it wasn’t bifocals or progressives.) Continue reading

After making every effort to avoid hormone replacement because of all the scary things I’ve heard about it through the years, I explain why I decided to go on estrogen replacement. It wasn’t just for menopause relief. Continue reading

I recently finished reading “The Untethered Soul” by Michael Singer, and I talk about how his ideas are helping me manage my stress in these crazy times. Continue reading

Readers? Bifocals? Progressives? In my latest YouTube post, I discuss what a pain it has been trying to correct my vision in my 50’s! Continue reading

In my latest YouTube post, I share my experience with Botox and why I decided to give facial acupuncture a try instead. Continue reading

Twenty years ago today, I lost my daughter Sydney to leukemia. The night before she died, she had slept between her dad and me, and the memory of waking the next morning to discover she was gone will forever be etched in my mind. While many interactions and events from that time in my life Continue reading

Remote instruction has created challenges for teachers, parents, and students alike, which leads us to ask… what will education look like post Covid-19? As of now, we can’t know if some form of social distancing will still be needed by the time the 2020-2021 school year begins (I hope not!), but if so, what are Continue reading

​Feeling a little stressed, are we? In my latest post, I share the ways in which I’m trying to keep a healthy mindset (not that I’m an expert by any means), and talk about some of the simple pleasures we can look forward to when we’re on the other side of coronavirus. Continue reading