Books: My 2021 Year in Review

As I’ve mentioned previously, one of my 2022 To-Do list items is responding to the items in my journal - 1000 Things You Don’t Know About Me (1KTYDKAM). I imagine it will be useful in supplying me with some future blog topics – well, like today. #27. I love talking about… Books. Books and writing … Continue reading Books: My 2021 Year in Review →

22 in 22

Photo by Tara Winstead on Pexels.com What gets written down, gets done. I believe that. Whether at work or at home, I live by To-Do lists. I also have a white board at work and at home which I use to keep priority items front and center. Things can easily fall off my radar if … Continue reading 22 in 22 →

Thanks for Being My Mom

Ten years. How can it be 10 years?! I still remember the feeling in my heart of not wanting to go another week, and wondering how I could possibly make it a whole year, without you in my life. Now it’s been ten. Ten years since I’ve held your hand, put my head in your … Continue reading Thanks for Being My Mom →

Don’t I Know You?

I was at Meijer Thrifty Acres (does anybody call it that anymore?) earlier this week and I had three things on my list. Pick up your Rx Votive candle refills Hardback notebook for work I wanted to pick up a nicely bound notebook to take notes during a meeting with a prospective client. You know, … Continue reading Don’t I Know You? →

Try to Remember

I love listening to music, but on my commute back and forth to work, I’m all about audiobooks. I’m predominantly a fiction reader, and my favorite books are psychological thrillers with a surprising reveal at the end. However, I do try to sprinkle in the occasional non-fiction book, much like a mother trying to get … Continue reading Try to Remember →

Watch Out for Quicksand!

When I was a kid, I spent a fair amount of time running around the neighborhood with friends, and as luck would have it, there was a creek that ran through some of the neighborhood backyards. We wiled away many an hour looking for crayfish, avoiding bloodsuckers (leeches), and poking anything available (sticks, toes, fishing … Continue reading Watch Out for Quicksand! →

Random Blog Thoughts

When I started blogging almost three years ago, I had a half dozen ideas or so. I wondered how many blogs I could write before I ran out of ideas. Eight? Ten? I hoped more would come to me as I went along. Wow! Did they ever. The more I wrote, the more ideas I … Continue reading Random Blog Thoughts →

Bright Walls in Jackson

Both my son and my other half (MOH) work weekends. My son works every other Saturday and Sunday. MOH works two out of every three Saturdays. So its a treat for them both to have a Saturday off and do something together as a family. This Saturday, my brother joined us and we took in … Continue reading Bright Walls in Jackson →

What I Did on My Summer Vacation

My family has always been a summer vacation family. When I was growing up, we either went up north or to visit family. Since my mom’s family lived up north, it was often a combo trip. When our son was young, we would go camping or to amusement parks. We visited caves, zoos, and museums. … Continue reading What I Did on My Summer Vacation →

Are You a Procrastinator?

My brother texted me a question earlier this week. Did Mom often speak about the evils of procrastination or was it just with me? I was a little surprised by his question. I didn’t think it was a secret that we have a whole family of procrastinators and we definitely inherited it from our mom. … Continue reading Are You a Procrastinator? →