If you have read many of my blog posts, you know I am over the “blockbuster” movie. I just want a nice little movie to make it to the theaters. I can only handle so much superhero bullshit. So, imagine my delight when I see there has been a remake...
September always feels like a reset month to me. Both of my parents have their birthdays this month, which makes it feel extra meaningful. When I was little, I remember asking, “Did Dad used to be somebody?!” He was always around celebrities, and...
Yesterday, my oldest daughter, Alena, asked if I would like to accompany her and my almost 2 year old granddaughter, Mavis, to Walmart for some things that she needed. I agreed, and started off the trip smiling, even from the parking lot of the...
Deck to Page 10 Lately, I’ve noticed a common thread in conversations—so many people are coming down with something, feeling stressed out, or just plain overwhelmed. When life piles on, it’s easy to get caught in the cycle of “push harder, do more.”...
As it has become a family tradition, my sisters, mom and bonus dad trek to Hilton Head every September for a week at the beach. It is a great time. My Aunt Patti went with us last year, but was unable to make it this year. We will miss her. We are...
I have a thirteen year old daughter that is actively REALLY teenagering. She is teenagering so hard it leaves the rest of us frequently sitting with big eyes and sideways glances the moment she walks away from us. As she is the fourth daughter, my...
Homecoming season always stirs up conversation, the football games, the dances, the dresses. Recently, I came across a Scary Mommy post joking about the length and size of homecoming dresses. Some people laughed, the comments quickly became a...
Books to Blogs #8 Mindful Souls sent me a three year journal that I decided to pull a question from. The journal title is One Question a Day for Positivity. The question to reflect on asks: Whose art inspires you? Two names surfaced...
Reusable shopping bags of all shapes and sizes have become a way of life for most of us, but the problem comes in when we end up with piles and piles of them littering our homes. The irony sometimes is, even though we have many many bags at home...
Last week, a dog showed up in our yard. Our dogs went nuts and damn near jumped through a window. I left him alone for a while, even though he was terribly cute—a Blue Heeler mix of some sort. However, we had a water leak and there were workers in...