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

Procrastination, My Unexpected Talent

A graphic illustration of a project timeline

I had 2 weeks to complete a project that I didn’t want to do at all. (I’m not going to pretend like I haven’t been handling tasks in the same manner I’m about to lay out). Lately, anytime there’s a Continue reading Procrastination, My Unexpected Talent

Clueless – My Experience with Menopause

Does anyone else have to induce hypothermia to sleep at night? Asking for myself. -A woman of a certain age I guess this is the part where I can officially say that I am going through menopause. Yes, it came Continue reading Clueless – My Experience with Menopause

Good Mourning – A Remembrance

On the morning of January 9th my mother called me at 7:41 a.m. My mom would not call me that early in the a.m. unless I asked for a wake-up call or… I already knew what she was going to tell me even before I heard her struggle to form the words. She tried to gather her breath to exhale her statement, “She’s gone. She went to sleep and didn’t wake up.” And like that my brain started trying to process the news that my grandmother was gone. Continue reading Good Mourning – A Remembrance

Carpet & Drapes

Y’all! The other day I was taking a shower and in the shower I like to track my workout progress according on how hard I have to do a standing crunch to look down and see my lady bits…ya know, Continue reading Carpet & Drapes