Recently I was on the phone with one of my besties. The topic of conversation turned to music and we started listing our favorite albums. Notice I said albums. Yes, I’m old. I fear with music streaming we are losing the concept and art form that is...
I recently did something very unlike me. I chose to take time off in the winter and just get away from it all. I normally reserve time off for warmer months, but I was kind of burnt out. I also realized I had not had a vacation where I did not do...
I talk a lot about books. They are one of my favorite things. I will deprive myself and/or my family of a lot of things, but never books. I remember vividly being in a bookstore when my husband and I were first married and in our mid-20s. There was...
Last year my daughter left home to finish her last two years of high school in a STEM academy at a university two hours away from us. I thought leaving her there for the first time would be the hardest thing I ever had to do. It was certainly tough...
I’m from the south. Kentucky to be exact. I grew up on country cooking or as it is called nowadays, comfort food. I love it, honestly, I do. One bite of some creamed potatoes or a big pot of beef vegetable soup immediately takes me back to my...
I will be the first to admit, I can be a pill. My mind is a constantly spinning hamster wheel of worry and over-analyzing every aspect of life. Most of my family and friends know this about me and roll with it. Some of these people even suffer from...
I’m mad as hell. I have been mad all damn day. Why do you ask? Over a stupid awards show that in no way affects me, or does it? The Oscar nominations were just announced. In my youth, I was very big on the Oscars. I tried to watch as many of the...
We all have something that defines us. That one thing that makes a person who knows you stop and say, “Yep. That is so and so.” For me, it is my laugh. This is both a blessing and a curse. I love to laugh. I try to do it often, but I have very...
As I have mentioned numerous times, I hate the winter. Each year when I’m all up in it, I try very hard to find one or two redeeming qualities about this horrible season to help get me through. One of my favorite winter treats to myself is a toasty...
I enjoy the holidays. I’m not in love with them like some folks, but I usually get into the spirit of the season. That being said, I have never wanted to put up my tree before Thanksgiving and when it is over, I want the tree gone within a week...