PinnedNoelle KukenasResponsibilityAs the eldest of four siblings and seven grandchildren, it was and is expected that I model responsibility, for myself as well as others…·6 min read·Jun 1, 2019----
PinnedNoelle KukenasSurviving the 2020 Presidential ElectionTo say that today and the following days/weeks will be momentous is an under statement. They will be stressful, for some victorious, for…·2 min read·Nov 3, 2020----
Noelle KukenasWinning at Weight Loss: And It Has Nothing to Do with Losing the WeightLosing twenty pounds over four months was indeed a victory for me, and maintaining the loss has been an additional victory. But the real…·3 min read·Jun 18, 2022--1--1
Noelle KukenasCrying SoftlyIt was the first week of summer vacation, and I wandered down the hall toward my parents’ room to ask my mother for a ride to the city…·2 min read·May 11, 2022----
Noelle KukenasBending Over/Reaching Out/Letting GoMy mother was always bending over. Not as in ‘bending over backward’ but literally bending over. I would see her in the garden, bending…·1 min read·May 11, 2022----
Noelle KukenasTen Things My Mother Taught Me & Ten Things My Grandmother Taught MeTen Things My Mother Taught Me·1 min read·May 9, 2022----
Noelle KukenasMother’s Day 2022Another Mother’s Day accompanying my husband to visit his mother; this will be the first time since the pandemic. As we settle in for a…·1 min read·May 9, 2022----
Noelle KukenasMy Rock Star MomentEveryone was smiling and clapping, the music was playing, and the sexiest man alive was standing next to me and holding my hand. I leaned…·2 min read·Apr 8, 2022----
Noelle KukenasOutsideWhen I was a child we would play outside until dinner time, not a care in the world, no concerns of being snatched up by a stranger or…·1 min read·Mar 27, 2022----
Noelle KukenasEnd of DayMy favorite time of day is dusk, twilight, eventide.·1 min read·Mar 27, 2022----