2016 is drawing to a close; I just gave myself a shot of Toradol (think strong Motrin) for an unbelievable headache induced from physical therapy; I have two MAJOR assignments due tomorrow for class; I’m about to have a houseful of teenagers, and I’ve yet to do any of the food prep for said hooligans […]

Dear Santa, I’m either a day late or a year too early, but I’ve got some things on my mind right now. Christmas changes once you become an adult.  Somehow, some of the magic seems to slip away for a few years until you have kids of your own to remind you of the wonderment […]

“True forgiveness is when you can say, “Thank you for that experience.”  ― Oprah Winfrey This should come as no surprise to anyone who knows me, but I’m not Oprah Winfrey.  I’m not ready to say “thank you” to the narcissist I used to know or the Universe that’s sent some pretty rancid shit my […]

“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” ― George Orwell, Animal Farm  “The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.” ― George Orwell, Animal Farm  “Perhaps one did not […]

No real time to write these days but I’ll be damned if the Muse isn’t whispering in my ear this evening.  I’m not entirely sure where She plans to take me, but since Her visits are so infrequent, it would behoove me to pay attention…. First of all, I finished Statistics with an A by […]

“It makes me so happy.  To be at the beginning again, knowing almost nothing….A door like this has cracked open five or six times since we got up on our hind legs.  It’s the best possible time of being alive, when almost everything you thought you knew was wrong.” – Tom Stoppard “When almost everything […]

  Happy Labor Day Weekend!  To celebrate, let’s do absolutely nothing! I finished my first week of Statistics homework/projects yesterday.  (Yes, you may have my autograph!) That means that today, the last day I can use the pool at my condo complex, will be filled with nothing but chlorine, sun, people, water, and relaxation.  Not […]

“I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity.” – Gilda […]

Last night at about 10p, after I’m all snuggled in bed and about to doze off, my phone rings. It’s one of my daughters from band camp! This is pretty exciting because the reception down there is spotty at best and communication is sporadic. Only she’s calling because she’s crying. And sad. And misses home. […]

I was shy as a kid. Really shy. Never really dated in high school because the idea of being alone with a boy was generally overwhelming for me. I had a boyfriend for awhile, for sure, but we did things like sit together on the band bus and go to dances. Actual dates, not-so-much. Somewhere […]