Life is different now. As I sit here, just a few months shy of 45 (gasp!), I reflect back on the little girl that once was. Not the freckle-faced 8-year-old girl, full of mischief and fanciful dreams but the girl that was 25 ...and then 35 and now, almost 45. She's not gone, that girl.... Continue Reading →
How to be Cool? Stop telling me you’re cool!
In my longish list of pet peeves, this ranks in the top 5 without a doubt. Over the course of my career (er...life), I've learned one or two valuable things along the way. One of them is this. You know how to tell if someone is really Special Forces? They don't TELL you they're Special... Continue Reading →
What to do when there’s nothing left to do
You ever been in a situation where you feel like you've tried all the tactics, worn all the hats, rallied hard against your better judgment to try and do your level best to give someone every possible opportunity to just...do better? What about that feeling when you're confident in your assessment of a situation, realize... Continue Reading →
The Little Black Dress I Loathe
Some of you already know. Some of you have recently had the unfortunate occasion that required you to pull that dusty old little black dress out of the back of your closet. I dug mine out at 530 this morning. Mine has a little shine to it. It's really more silver than black and I... Continue Reading →
They Went for a Walk
It was an unseasonably warm February morning in Indiana. Because of a scheduled snow day, two teenage girls, best friends in fact, had a wide open day in front of them. The world was theirs for the taking. How would they spend their day? Would they continue their painting project from the night before. Find... Continue Reading →
Life Goal: Do Not Get Featured on a True Crime Podcast
It's possible that I'm a little maxed out on women's intuition. It may be that I'm overly suspicious of the average Joe but mark my words, neither myself nor anyone I love will ever be featured on a true crime podcast! This is...a life goal. And one I'd recommend to everyone reading this. Tonight, I... Continue Reading →
How to lose your readers in one easy step?
Easy...stop writing. And there it is. A year of putting real effort into something that brought me joy and I haven't touched this computer in two months because, why? Why exactly did my favorite thing to do get sidelined in favor of...well, I don't really know. Everything? Nothing? The answer is simple but difficult to... Continue Reading →
A Year and Some Change
Today was a great day. I purposely eliminated everything from my schedule. I needed a day open. A day free of obligations. No social events, no phone calls or emails, no tasks that required doing - just me, myself, and I. Only, I haven't been alone. A few minutes ago, I watched Vince Gill and... Continue Reading →
The Gifts That Don’t Keep Giving
Let me tell you something I've learned. He may buy you really great presents but is he giving you the gift of speaking your language? Yeah folks. I am talking about the ol' love languages. This is not specifically about the book or the concept but it did just occur to me that what I... Continue Reading →
Say What?!
Top 10 Sayings/Trends That Will Mark You as Cheugy (and why you shouldn't care!) For a definition of Cheugy, ask the Googs or scroll all the way to the bottom of this post. I try not to dip my toe in the waters of generation names, simply because it makes me feel icky and, well,... Continue Reading →