Time is a funny thing, don’t you think? When I am in a challenging period in my life, a month seems like a year - or when I’m anticipating something that I’m excited about, same story, time can’t go fast enough. But it works the other way too. When something amazing is happening and I…

Just when you think it’s safe to think you’ve arrived, that you’ve learned all you were meant to learn, the universe has other ideas. Previously, on the last episode of my life, I had finally succumbed to the universe and the idea of manifestation. Not that I believed it for one second but I was…

Original post - August 15, 2020 On July 18, I turned 56. It’s not a landmark birthday in most people’s books but it was and is for me. I didn’t realize that until a week or two prior. My father committed suicide out of the blue when he was 56.Turning 56 caused me to reflect…

Original post - August 20, 2020 When did it become more effective to use bullshit buzzwords instead of actually saying what you really mean? And who decided that? Is it the marketing people of the world? The spin doctors? Maybe it’s some overpaid brainiac in a cubicle coming up with this nonsense. Are there seminars…

Original post - August 31, 2020 Is anyone else tired? I am oh so very tired. I really don’t want this blog space to be about anything political but I’m so sick of all of it. COVID, masks, social distancing (or not), black lives matter, protests, election, police brutality, children in cages, LGBTQ rights, women’s…

Original post - September 6, 2020 My daughter and her boyfriend got engaged in July! Their wedding will be in July 2021. This has me thinking all kinds of things. I’m remembering my engagement and wedding preparation while watching them plan theirs. They have some challenges that I didn’t have to deal with. First of…

Original post - September 16, 2020 What did you learn when you were little? Did you learn to cook for yourself? Did you learn to clean your house? Budgeting? How to pay bills? Be responsible? Communicate effectively? Conflict resolution? How to have successful relationships? How to love? How to deal with your feelings? How to…

Original post - January 5, 2021 Life is just so full of uninvited lessons, isn't it? Well, it is for me anyway. I have a job I HATE. I could hate it a bit more but not much. I enjoy my team but I am very unhappy with the culture of my company, my bosses…

Original post - September 30, 2020 As you can imagine, I like words. There's a reason I'm a blogger. (I'm a blogger? When did that happen? Or am I person that blogs? Or just types stuff? *shrug*) There are words I love and words that I dislike and words that I really hate. This is…

Original post - October 8, 2020 When I began thinking about starting a blog, I obsessed for a bit on what I would call it. My daughter reminded me that it didn't have to be perfect to begin and that I shouldn't let the name of the blog be an obstacle to getting started. I…