Late last year, I realized that my word for the year was going to be that of “joy”. And, I have been determined to remind myself of my word each day. I also have been set on not letting others take my joy. One has to […]
This year of 2019 is the year of the pig. An according to one website, “though not wasteful spenders, they will let themselves enjoy life”. And, as I have declared this my year of joy, I have to say hear hear to the year of the […]
I am set to make this year truly be one of great joy. Everyday I remind myself to just feel and find the “happy”. Joy, as I have internalized it, is meant to propel us forward in life. And, I am also set to continue my movie-going […]
It is the new year. And for some of you who dared to make resolutions, you may be on a great winning streak fueling your new year energy. For others, you may have thrown in the gauntlet. And that is fine. There are other ways to reach goals […]
It is a brand new year. It will be a brand new you. Supposedly. Maybe. Who knows? Resolutions are so last century. An executive recently noted that they advise people to make Monday resolutions instead of these annual ones that inevitably end up being nothing-burgers. I don’t […]
In each of the past three years, there has been one undeniably horrible thing that has occurred to make me think “whew, thank god this year is over.” With hindsight, I can say those years, with the exception of 2017, were OK. With hindsight I can say 2017 […]
My precious Christmas ornaments have made their way ahead of me to our home. I love Christmas ornaments and have been collecting them for some time. Some are homemade and some are expensive trinkets from abroad. Did I mention that I collect shot glasses as well? I do. […]
I have made it a goal to watch as many films this year and I have made good on that goal. And there are still two more weeks, more or less, to go. I got this! Because we have we have been watching as many movies as […]
About four weeks ago, I sat down with someone for the first time. I was meant to go over a slew of information to help the individual acclimate themselves to their new role. Beforehand, I had originally been cautiously optimistic about the meeting. Soon into the meeting, however, […]
Despite being on a whirlwind time period of my life where I have had to accomplish things that it may take others way more time, I want to keep making sure to take my son to see and experience new adventures. With that in mind, I took […]