I remember a particular summer day when I was 9. I stayed up all night the night before. I was outside riding my bike, but I really wanted to jump rope. I couldn’t jump rope because someone ELSE was using it. I circled the person on my bike and finally pulled the jump rope out …
2018 went out like a lion and 2019 came in with that same damn lion. Sunday I woke up and the flu attacked me with a vengeance. I cannot remember feeling so bad. Take your worst hangover ever and times that by ten. That's still not how bad I felt. This went on for hours. …
A new year always brings forth resolutions. 2019 is quickly approaching. I have never been one to really make resolutions because who truly sticks to them? I made a resolution for 2012 to run a half marathon before I was 40 and I completed that in October of that year. That has been the only …
As I finished my fifth round of A Christmas Story today, I decided to sit and write. I have not sat for 10 hours watching TV, even though I could. I watched this over the past 22 hours. The final run of the movie just started and my heart is sad as it will not …
Hard to believe tomorrow is Christmas Eve. While I enjoy seeing my grandchildren open presents, I am also a tad content when it’s all over. If you come to my house on December 26, you can bet my tree will already be down. I’m notorious for taking the tree down on Christmas. I get that …
I think this Elf on the Shelf is creepy. I have had a dislike for that creepy doll since it exploded in popularity many years ago. The doll’s eyes are creepy enough. And to think a doll gets up in the middle of the night and does mayhem to your house is acceptable, are you …
I was a runner. I ran for the fun of it. I loved to run. Crazy how much a stress reliever it was. I remember way back in 1997 when I first talked to a nurse I worked with about running, I knew I could do it. I taught myself by starting on a treadmill, …
The beautiful Sabine Rich print "Changing Seasons" is a good reflection of myself. Those who know me well, know how much a challenge change can be for yours truly. Change is good. Change is evolution. Change is inevitable. I get that, but change is hard for me. I’m extremely OCD who likes consistency. My hunka …
Some of the best dishes are made from what you already have in your pantry. It's cold outside. I'm exhausted from starting a new job. I just didn't want to get back out to eat on a Saturday night. I started thinking about what I could cook with staples I tend to always have in …
Holidays can be the most bittersweet time of year. With my mom, my birthday and Christmas are the hardest for me when it comes to missing my mom. My mom loved Christmas cards. I mean LOVED Christmas cards. When I was growing up, she and my aunt would have a contest of who received the …
Kentucky Girl by Heart 