When I was growing up, I celebrated the Holidays with family of Thanksgiving and Christmas. When I was in college for my undergraduate degree, I came home for the Holidays sometimes bringing home a friend or a roommate who couldn’t get to her parents house. As time went on, I was married and then divorced,Continue reading “Holiday Celebrations with Change”
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Taking Advantage of Others
Yesterday, I felt like my tire was getting low although not flat plus it seemed like the front end of the vehicle was shaking. My ultra reliable Toyota Corolla was letting me down. So, I drove down to a local franchise tire loss that isn’t a national brand for help. They “fixed” my tire thatContinue reading “Taking Advantage of Others”
The Last Family Trip
The year before that I was to be married, my parents decided to plan the trip of all trips to Honolulu Hawaii over Christmas vacation in 1986. My brother was living in Houston while the rest of the family resided in Michigan. Our trip began at DTW (Detroit Wayne) airport with a layover in DenverContinue reading “The Last Family Trip”
Stronger
”What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger stand a little taller..” lyrics from the song, “Stronger” by Kelly Clarkson which has become my anthem during challenging times. My friendship with a person who I met at work in west Michigan who moved there from Vermont to find a husband. Initially, we hit off as friendsContinue reading “Stronger”
Alternatively Normal
Being described as a, “free spirit,” most of my life, I believe that my alternative self would fit in with the world. With that being said, I would have been born under the sign of my original birthday of Aquarius instead of the edge of Sagittarius. My Mom would have gone full term with meContinue reading “Alternatively Normal”
”It’s a New Dawn, It’s a New Day…”
From the above lyrics of the popular song sung by Michael Buble’ titled, “Feeling Good “ which leads to the fact that I haven’t kept any family traditions from when I was growing up. And, it feels so good. Years ago, post divorce and early 40s, I felt changes were needed. My parents expected meContinue reading “”It’s a New Dawn, It’s a New Day…””
Uniquely Me
For most of my life, I’ve been told that I am a “free spirit” individual who, at that time, wanted to fit in with the world. As I have gotten older, I have accepted it graciously and blessed that I uniquely me. Physically, I’m short with dark blonde hair and deep blue eyes and darkContinue reading “Uniquely Me”
Michael Bolton
His music helped me heal my emotional pain of my divorce years ago in the mid 1990s although I knew who he was prior. Afterwards, I kept an eye on his career but didn’t really listen to his music again till much later. One day about ten years ago, he popped into my head andContinue reading “Michael Bolton”
Epiphany
Earlier this morning, I was awoken and experienced an epiphany from an event that occurred years ago. Quick back story. Born prematurely with speech, eyesight, dental and numerous other problems because of interaction with others that didn’t always go well, I learned quickly to trust my intuition and my gut instinct for my personal safety.Continue reading “Epiphany”
Catch Up
Catching up after the Holiday. So what did you do? Did you travel? Did you attend any Memorial Day events? Projects? Family and/or friends that you spend time with? Myself, I texted a friend a lot who is going through some of the same stuff as me. We met a work with completely different backgrounds.Continue reading “Catch Up”
The Magnificent Modern Mature Woman 