Have you ever heard the saying wash your hands and say your prayers because Jesus and germs are everywhere? I love that because it is so true. And, truth be told, the same goes for dust. It is everywhere and no one wants it there. I am grateful to live in a climate with much less dust than my previous city, but of course dust knows no boundaries. It shows up in surprising places sometimes and though it seem innocuous,…
Any country music fans out there? I am so in love with the single by Billy Currington, It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To. Another song about sadness and strength following a breakup. It touches a part of my heart that has nothing to do with a typical heartbreaking breakup, like the song ruminates on. Then again, maybe it does. It don’t hurt like it used to. A hurt heart is mending and moving on. Typical theme of breakup…
I was recently asked on my other page how I live. How do I live without my child? How do I go on after losing a custody battle? The truth is, one day at a time. One painful day at a time. A day at a time. I was never like that before. I was a planner. A worrier. A total type A. Becoming a parent wasn’t enough to change my approach to life. I stayed in control and managed all the curve…
Ever heard the expression that problems are like planes at an airport, they just keep coming? Maybe at some point in life? Maybe from my other post? Well, it is a fitting depiction when at times we find ourselves bogged down by a problem after barely getting past the last one. I was there last year. When 2015 began I knew it held it challenges ahead. Military relocation. Selling a house. Buying a house. My mother’s uncertain illness. Post divorce…
This experience does not have a place in this world. For the parent or the child. Joint custody exchanges. A child is passed from home to home like a ping pong ball. Constantly on the move. An itinerant travelling through a revolving door. The vision of that brings me to tears. My daughter at the mere age of 3 began her route through the revolving door. Sunday she passed through off to Dad’s and Wednesday she trudged through once more….
In college I took an Earth science class. We were learning about ecosystems and had an assignment to present what we thought could be a modern representation of an ecosystem. The function of an ecosystem is unto itself. The living organisms interact with their surroundings and each receives what they need from that interaction. Somehow this lesson has always stuck with me, some ten years later. Recently I thought of it again when I was thinking about Disneyland. Now there’s…
I once heard an expression that problems are like airplanes at an airport, they just keep coming. Yes indeed that is true. Unless, there’s terrible weather, maybe an accident on the runway that closes it down and all the planes have to suddenly divert. That would stop them. Wow. I just took a negative euphemism and made it worse. Talk about third degree of pessimism there. Seriously? Does that really need to be more negative? Yikes. This toxic negativity has…
Already divorced? Need help? Looking in books? Frustrated that they all seem to be about people still married and planning for divorce? I was there once too. Even if the divorce was your idea, it is not a picnic to live with once all is said and done. There is baggage. Emotional, physical, lifestyle, literal baggage/boxes to contend with, the works. As comforting as it may be that you’re out of that undesirable relationship, you have your work cut out…
Everyone has their hobbies. Something to enjoy spending time and money on that fuels the soul. I enjoy outings with my children and writing. My husband prefers to spend his Life Behind Bars. Handlebars that is. Mountain biking. Or should I say MTB-ing? That seems to be the abbreviation for it. I’m soaking up the information I can about this activity I never realized was a sport. An expensive one at that! Years ago he mentioned buying a bike….
Peach season is here! Growing up a city girl I am clueless to what edibles are in season and when. Now living closer to farming country, I am beginning to familiarize myself with seasonal fruits and veggies. I am nowhere near a pioneer woman, but understanding the seasons according to prime edible pickings makes for delicious cooking! I am getting a step ahead though. There is so much to learn and familiarize yourself with when you move cities. I was…