Memoir Archives - Page 8 of 16 - CHRISSIE ANDERSON PETERS

Trip to DC and Northern Virginia

Sep 16, 2023 | Memoir, Travel

Russ and I undertook our second road trip in as many months. For two people who say they’re too old to travel like this, we’ve certainly bucked the system this Summer. This time, I drove most of the way up, until we started getting closer to Northern Virginia and the...

Duran Duran Future Past Concert – Capitol One Arena

Sep 13, 2023 | Duran Duran, Memoir, Music, Travel

My first-ever concert at the Capitol One Arena in Washington, DC, went well, overall. The venue was nice enough. My seat, in the Center Section (“Simon’s Section,” as Duranies call it), Row J, seat 7 – right in the middle of the row – was pretty much right in the...

For Alan

Sep 13, 2023 | Memoir

For four years,you taught me lessonsnot held in any textbook.On the dayswhen academiabled me dry,you interceded,with laughter,with kindness,compassion,and humanity.You taught me howto apologize tothe world whenI didn’t want to say it;to be the bigger person,when it...

Dare to Dare

Sep 2, 2023 | Memoir, Writing Life

“I believe in giving everyone the opportunity to tell me no; otherwise, I’m not giving them the opportunity to tell me yes.” – Chrissie Anderson Peters In addition to writing, I sell Scentsy. Before Scentsy, it was Mary Kay. Before Mary Kay, it was Pampered Chef – and...

Happy Birthday #52

Aug 23, 2023 | Memoir

I awoke on my 52nd birthday, not to find a card propped up on the pillows beside me, or flowers on the table beside my bed, but I didn’t feel like a jilted lover because of it. My heart wasn’t fractured at all. (Even if he performed such grand gestures, Russ wasn’t...

On the Road Again

Aug 18, 2023 | Memoir, Travel

August was insanely busy for me. In addition to taking the Magic Circle Summer Class with Diane Zinna each weekday from 9-10 a.m. and going to Table Rock Writers Workshop the final week of the month (when I missed the last three days of Magic Circle Summer), Russ and...