Sincerely Jan

“Life isn’t meant to be lived perfectly…but merely to be LIVED. Boldy, wildly, beautifully, uncertainly, imperfectly, magically, LIVED.”
– Mandy Moore

New Year, Same Old…

I’ve been struggling to write lately. Honestly, besides my personal struggles that I won’t get into right now, I’ve been feeling a little disappointed and maybe even frustrated by the way 2026 has started out. Normally, we enter a new year with renewed excitement as we look forward to fresh beginnings. Yet, these past few…

by Janice Reid January 22, 2026

“I’ll be Home for Christmas”

It has been 40 years since my family migrated here from the island of Jamaica and although we’ve revisited numerous times, most of us, have never been home for Christmas. Even with my parents retired and back there for over 20 years, with all of us living in the US, it has been easier having…

by Janice Reid December 15, 2025

Holiday Blues?

There’s something about the holidays that brings out the insecurities in us. Against the backdrop of merriment lies our unfulfilled desires, our regrets, and our feelings of loneliness, all coming together for a reckoning. Heightened and exaggerated by the season, they invite us into comparisons with others where we often find ourselves lacking. Now, let’s…

by Janice Reid November 27, 2025November 27, 2025