Check On Your Strong Friends

It feels like cracking ice that’s been electrified shooting into my body firing off, spreading and crackling through the left side of my chest. Sometimes it’s a hot ball of air in the middle of my chest and stomach that Continue reading Check On Your Strong Friends

What I Like to Do for Fun

List five things you do for fun. Fun? What’s that? I don’t know this fun thing you speak of. I have to really think about this because most often I am doing a lot of what I have to do Continue reading What I Like to Do for Fun

Decluttering: Mind Over Matter

Where can you reduce clutter in your life? The place that I need to reduce clutter the most is in my head. I’m telling you it’s a circus up there. My thoughts are as many and as unorganized as a Continue reading Decluttering: Mind Over Matter

Online Communication: Stranger Danger

In what ways do you communicate online? I don’t. Well…not really. I was one of the last of my friends to get on social media and gave in to the peer pressure and joined the blue book. I pretty much Continue reading Online Communication: Stranger Danger

Road Trip Chronicles: I Wasn’t Left High or Dry

burgundy ford fairmont station wagon parked in a driveway

Think back on your most memorable road trip. It started out with loads of excitement. My dad had just bought a 1981 burgundy Ford Fairmont station wagon. At that time it was the crème de la crème of station wagons Continue reading Road Trip Chronicles: I Wasn’t Left High or Dry

Snack Time?

What snack would you eat right now? Nothing! It’s too daggoned early in the morning to think about snacks right now. I still have crust in my eyes, haven’t brushed my teeth yet , and am still in the bed. Continue reading Snack Time?

The Time to Put Away Childish Things

Describe an item you were incredibly attached to as a youth. What became of it? These hands. Yes, that’s what I said. These hands. I used to fight a lot. My brothers would tell you that I was a bully Continue reading The Time to Put Away Childish Things

Mission: Me Against the Alarm (Clock)

What is your mission? Today my mission is to stop hitting the snooze button on my alarm so I can get out of bed and show up to work on time. It’s challenging to fight against my body’s need to Continue reading Mission: Me Against the Alarm (Clock)

Self-Care, Not Just a Buzzword but a Practice

A graphic for 2023 top 10 self-care principles to practice

Self-care was a term that I heard a lot in 2023. It was everywhere! Let’s explore what it is and how you can apply it in your life. Continue reading Self-Care, Not Just a Buzzword but a Practice