Asking for prayers as about an hour ago, someone slammed themselves onto my house trying to damage it. Lifting it from the foundation then someone shook my now locked fence. Please and thank you.
Have a coworker who is insecure of herself that shows the outward need to control of what others say& think about her. Her work ethic is lousy.
At my work Christmas party, both the owner and her daughter in law sneered at me likely for not falling into the scam of the finance guy having a fake crush on me. Shocked me that they were apart of it. HR who was involved acted strangely as we were walking out the door.
Please pray for protection of me, my cats, my home and my job. And, pray that God reveals who they are and face consequences for their actions. This has been happening for awhile now at odd times.
Lately, I was obsessing about fixing a relationship from the past from up north where I plan to move back too. Although, I have lots of friends, I wondered why my high school years were difficult.
Truthfully, I felt like it’s a no win situation because genuine relationships are easy. Plus, we’ve been bucking heads since high school where I believe that I’m spoiled and everything is given to me. Far from the truth. I never invited her for firewood days of clearing out brush from the forest and splitting it. Plus, other fun family projects.
Today, I remembered the day of her birthday which is close to my Dad’s in the beginning of November who my relationship with him has never been great. Call it astrology or something more. They’re both Scorpios and I’m Sagittarius. For fun, I actually read compatibility thinking it was me but not so. Politely, it’s a train wreck.
Grateful for the inkling to discover more about her that fits perfectly. It’s not all me. Yay! Will keep my distance and the conversation light.
Do you play in your daily life? What says “playtime” to you?
Yay! Happy Friday! Congrats! You and I both survived another week and another Holiday! Most businesses won’t start year end till Monday but will prep today. So, enjoy today!
Playtime to me refers anytime out of work when I fill my time with my felines, food, friends and adventure.
When I lived in Michigan in Detroit, northern part of the State and Grand Rapids, “playtime” in the winter months meant ice skating, sledding and downhill skiing. Tried cross country skiing a couple of times but it just wasn’t my jam. Biking in the summer months.
In Texas, “playtime” means road trips both short within an hour and long translates over an hour to all day adventure of a new town or region of Texas or crossing the border into Oklahoma or Louisiana. Also, it relates to being with my feisty feline divas who I need to be with them as the snack queen plus as a nap partner to them.
With my pending move back up to, “The Great White North,” I have fun window shopping online at properties in the small town where I went to high school. During the winter months of locals, the population is around 5k but jumps over 20k in the warmer months with private clubs and condos with tourists called “fudgies” because they support non essential businesses very well.
Finally, my “playtime” involves watching the latest Agatha Christie influence of a contemporary murder mystery usually filmed in some location in Europe.
On the first day of the New Year, one should be thinking of only the positive, right? Well, not me, as I think about moving back to the community where I went to high school.
My younger sister dated and had a couple of serious relationships in high school unlike me which I believe my free spirit kept most of the likely suitors away. Walked down the aisle at graduation with the one who’s part of the story.
Well, my sister had this friend at the time she was in a serious relationship. This friend was an out of town cousin to one of my classmates and who spent lots of time up north. Truthfully, I felt bad energy around her. She was around all the time and was always talking about my sister’s boyfriend.
My sister and her boyfriend’s relationship was being tested because my sister wanted to travel before moving to the east coast particularly Boston. He wanted to stay put in the place where he lived all of his life. Well, my sister’s friend took advantage of the situation telling him what he wanted to hear but didn’t from my sister. Well, he cheated and she revealed the only reason why she befriended my sister in the beginning. Afterwards, they broke up and the friend disappeared.
With my planned move back to that town, I know that I will see him and, maybe, the person who pretended to be my sister’s friend. Currently, my sister does make trips back to check on our Mom in a nursing home but keeps a low profile not to be seen.
Yours Truly,
Leslie Elizabeth David.
Final Note: Not sharing this with my sister, although, she has moved on in life happily married and an adult daughter. Reality check for me.
Happy New Year 2026! Wish you good health and wisdom for the days ahead.
Unfortunately, the difficulties of 2025 didn’t magically disappear at midnight which, truthfully, it would be great if they did. The good news is that the good things crossed the border too into 2026.
We all have challenges for the New Year from professional (job) to personal issues. Today, my encouragement for you is to look at the above with wisdom. Sometimes, the best and the only thing that you can do is speak way less and listen more intently. You might realize that your friends are questionable and appreciate those who you dislike are being honest by showing you who they truly are.
Wisdom is using the ability to understand, knowledge, experience with good judgement to make decisions that add value to your life and even those who are in it. So, before you have another argument with a loved one or another confrontation at work with superior or coworker, I encourage you to take a moment to breath and the next, to make the decision to delay immediate response to give your words to be filled with wisdom.
About the above, I experienced things with my employer that I never had before in my forty years of working. Truthfully, I have considered saying things but I chose to be silent that has ended being powerful. It did help last year with HR and finance wanting me to believe the finance guy was interested in me. Joke. They didn’t know at the time that in so many ways, the finance guy reminded me of my ex husband. And, furthermore, having grown up in Detroit, one learns early if one is being played. At the Christmas party, the owner of the company and her daughter in law were cold to me. Wisdom tells me that they were aware of the plot and ,maybe, were behind it. On the way home, I laughed about it then I told my cats, who laughed about it too. Laughing.
For 2026, I will hope and pray for wisdom and strength to have the power to remain silent and the bravery to walk away from toxic people and/or events that I’ll never win. So, with plenty of chocolate, wine and Tylenol if needed, I know that I will succeed plus Faith and wisdom added. Plus, on my free time, enjoy the beautiful things in life, have some fun and some laughs along the way.
Finally, “buckle up buttercup,” 2026 is going to be a 365 day ride of a journey in life.
As we end 2025 in all the time zones all over the world, many media networks in the United States are airing what events this past year that were significant to Americans. The time to look back and review of what we did great, good and things we can learn from to do better next year.
Truthfully, the closer the experience creates the bigger impact and more significant to the individuals involved.
For me, I looked back on a trip to Connecticut window shopping for my future residence in Milford or Stafford that are both beautiful towns on the Long Island Sound and accessible off of Interstate 95. On this trip, I miscalculated the cost and the budget which I wasn’t able to fix until I got back to Texas. My mistake was not focusing on my finances before the trip. My trip went from great to horrible in a matter of minutes. A rare time that I was actually looking forward to my vacation to end. Got home to slow down and to correct my mistakes.
Since then, I decided to donate my remaining inventory on my online closet to benefit the local charities. Ongoing project that might last until 2027. Take back a room after a major day of reorganization in my home afterwards. Also, God placed it on my heart to contributor of essays to the New York Times that’s a work in progress plus I would like to write for the Detroit Free Press as well.
After my trip to Connecticut, God shot down my move there flatly and to move back to northern Michigan where I went to high school to make things better than how I left them years ago. My motivation started me to start communicating to those who I hurt. Pain lingers from memory and unresolved issues. Truthfully, being present physically and emotionally will help the most.
Now, your year in review. Time to sit back and look back of the memories of the past twelve months of the good, the bad and the ugly to learn what you did awesome, not so great and awful so you can make better decisions based on experience. Don’t be hard on yourself though because the first full week is January 5th. Buckle up and hold on tight for the next 12 months of life.
Relationships are complicated from family to friends and coworkers even the ones who have one’s heart. The effects can vary.
Growing up. I heard and I wanted to believe the lie that family is a safe haven of trust, love and safety. Although, for me, it was anything but. My ability to see beyond the physical realm made most of my family uncomfortable.
The relationships that are few and rare that produces trust and accountability are the few friendships I have with people who aren’t afraid of the truth and even braver to speak it.
During high school, I learned about someone who was considered to be tough and brutal who my parents didn’t want me to be friends with. Back then and now, I respect her for her honesty and truthfulness about me and my family plus she respects me for the same.
The few & the rare relationships honor truth, honesty and respect. The truth might be harder to swallow than the lie but one knows where one stands.
Excited to come home from purchases plus getting the free tablet that I won. Two tops, wine carrier, glass cases fragrant candle plus peppermint oil and toilet paper combination Amazon and Poshmark.
Spent about 20 minutes just opening boxes and packages. My cats were curious.
Grateful that nothing was taken although not all of the packages were not put in the green squared plastic recycle box upon delivery.
Finally, I’m waiting to hear about my essay subject for the New York Times.
If you started a sports team, what would the colors and mascot be?
Being the new owner of a new team of an unknown sport that is an insult to legit teams of an actual sport.
My Feline All Star Sleeping team colors would be a light brushed pale pink for being an all girl team and offset with fire engine red representing the energy that they don’t have.
The mascot would be a Tiger as the creature that the team dreams about when they’re “cat napping” in practices plus with energy to get treats and to chase the occasional mouse.
Applications are open to join as support crew. Must like treats and napping. Also, knowledge of pet shops is a plus.
Ageism is basically being discriminated solely because of one’s age in the areas of employment, education, sport and the arts.
After losing my job after 21 years of employment in the financial sector, it was difficult finding a suitable job with a decent company in west Michigan. Even be chosen to be part of a State program to help mature adults regain employment helped after moving to Texas where there were more jobs than qualified persons to fill them.
States are willing to act on other discriminatory actions before age such as race or disability unless it’s part of the problem.
Back in those times, I did some writing about it about frustration, disappointment and failure that all affect us emotionally and physically from continuous stress headaches to heart attack and stroke.
With that, the presumption of being over a certain age makes one inept with technology or driving a vehicle. Even directions.
My encouragement to you is to stay active and to keep using your brain. A few times a week, I stretch my back while leaning forward head down thus pushing blood to flow to my brain. Alzheimer’s and senility are present on my Mom’s side which I started to forget things that scared me. The movement done consistently has made me sharper than ever.
In addition to keeping your brain sharp and physically active, I encourage to use your wisdom gained especially with your younger counterparts at work and family members. Wisdom allowed me to see a plot by owners family to get me fired and to remain quiet yet alert. Then, only later, to randomly mention to a owner/stakeholder about someone who reminds me of someone from my past. This person did as I thought of mentioning it to those who involved in the plot.
Finally, report ageism discriminatory practices to appropriate management plus report to your State government if it’s the best alternative. Go online to find your State’s workforce pages on proceeding to make a case against your employer and consider an attorney as well.
The Magnificent Modern Mature Woman 