I’m now fully into my Only Murders in Building binge-watching mode. This will make two days in a row where I quote the television show. When I heard the female protagonist (Mable) utter this following phrase, I thought it fit me quite well. At one in point in […]
Last week I did something I have rarely done in my 10 years of blogging. I put out two posts in one day. Interestingly enough for me, I didn’t recall writing both of them and setting out to post them on the same day. There are times that […]
The ashes are reigning Sprinkled in the cupcakes Salty, crisp, and hot Where did the love go Using hateful words Don’t be afraid of these moments of clarity It’s not a silly moment A fire can light up the sky A fire can just burn everything down to […]
As autumn is rapidly coming upon us, I tend to do with more frequency about my mother. She loved the fall weather. Her birthday was in the fall. She loved to vite. All things great about autumn, in her view. Her name was Carmen. She didn’t like her […]
It’s ok. You are going to be ok. That’s it. That’s all you need to know. There’s stuff that goes wrong here and there. Things that don’t make sense Midnight amazon purchases that surprise you two days later. But it’s all going to be ok. It may not […]
I’m not a huge Elton John fan. Although, there are several of his songs that I do know the lyrics of and can happily sing along to; i.e. I’m Still Standing. As such, not being the greatest fan, I found myself surprised at waking up with Goodbye Yellow […]
Negativity does not have many positives to it. Sometimes negativity can be associated with skepticism which can be good to ensure a mote robust group decision-making process. However, let’s distingush between negativity and negative people. Negativity can either be a temporary or longheld state. Yet, negative people are […]
It had been a good Saturday. Yet, all day she had felt a grand sense of unease. She dredded going to sleep as she knew the ghosts would enter her dreams. They always did this time of year. They walked through her brain and awakened her with anxiety. […]
Have you ever written down a list of song lines/lyrics that stayed with you for ever and ever? Personally, there’s a really long list. One that keeps me laughing is “this will go down on your permanent record”. I believe I first heard that in a Violent Femmes […]
The end of August is quite bittersweet. Autumn is soon to come and the foliage is beautiful. Yet, August came and went to quickly as it is the month of my baby’s birthday. Now, he’s a year older and I miss his previous age terribly. The end of […]