I never really liked chocolate growing up. I was repeatedly told I should. School snacks, vending machines, and advertisements constantly said a kid should like chocolate. But I didn’t. It was “yucky”. I especially hated dark chocolate. Fast forward to now and I am actually eating dark chocolate […]
It was a fantabulous day. Or rather, there was great promise that it would be. And, that was thrilling. Exhilirating. The flowers were proof of that. They weren’t real and that was perfect. Just perfect. An anniversary shouldn’t be marred by something that quickly dies. She never understood […]
I would like to mambo and cha cha I would like to hope, skip, and jump I would like to toss a grenade wait I would like to toss a ball And catch a purpose While catching a sunrise day in and day out I would like […]
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 […]
Compared to my family and a few other people I know, I started drinking coffee a bit later in life. I made most excellent coffee for my mother at the age of nine but I never felt compelled to drink it. I felt it was too bitter. […]
There is a time when all anxiety is stripped from your core. Or rather, there are a few times when that anxiety is stripped. I am one of those odd extroverted introverts. Which means that I am shy but I can put on a good show. I […]
Growing up I loved my mother dearly and felt lucky to have her as my mother. She always tried to make my life better and give me the opportunity to spread my wings. Even still, just like many other kids, I often noted I would be different. I […]
I’m dead tired. There I said it. I’m not superwoman. I try to be. But at times, it is just not possible. I’ve been running and running. And running some more. I need sleep. Or I need more caffeine. But at what point is too much caffeine too […]
I had the silliest thought this morning. I woke up, sleepily made my coffee, and then made my son’s breakfast and lunch. As I went through my daily morning routine, a thought kept rinjing through my mind. And, that was that I’m turning green. I quickly wrote it […]
Pizza is a funny thing. A delicious thing. A greasy, stomach-easing thing. Pizza is one of the most popular foods in the world and is common in Europe and North America. There is no town, or so it seems, without a pizza shop. Pizza is filling and quick. And […]