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Monkey Dog Does the Bacon Boogie

Since I’ve last posted about Monkey Dog, she has seized the following items from the kitchen counter when we weren’t looking: half of a thin crust supreme pizza, a package of flour tortillas, a package...

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4 Things I’ve Seen People Doing While Driving This Week

(Sorry for the technical difficulties earlier – accidentally published a draft!) Here are four things I’ve seriously seen people doing while driving this week: 1. This morning after dropping my son off...

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And the greatest of these is love.

My latest creation … in pink for Valentine’s Day. Tagged: and the greatest of these is love, faith, finding self, freelance, Gratitude, hope, learning new things, lifonwry, love, parenting, sandwich...

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VanGogh: Looking at Mental Illness through the Works of a Master.

“If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” VanGogh “It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to...

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Act first, think later. Story of my life in 5 examples.

<a href=”http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/4737533/?claim=kq3dbtxznfw”>Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a> Act first. Think later.  Story of my life. Luckily it’s working relatively well for me...

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How to Recognize a Close Encounter of the Personal Kind.

You know who I’m talking about. Those people who get so close to you that you almost feel their breath on your neck as you stand in line at the grocery store, post office or drug store.  Anywhere there...

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Georgia on My Mind…

“I’ve been absolutely terrified every moment of my life and I’ve never let it keep me from doing a single thing that I wanted to do.”   “I have already settled it for myself, so flattery and criticism...

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Feeling Georgia’s Music. My Version.

Tagged: art, feeling georgia o'keeffe, finding self, georgia, Gratitude, learning new things, sandwich generation, sarcastic, suburbia, writer, writing, wry

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Feeling Blue… and Brown and White.

I’ve been more in the mood to paint than to write lately. Here’s my latest… Feeling Blue … and Brown and White. Tagged: finding self, Gratitude, sandwich generation, sarcastic, suburbia, writer,...

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Tell me your secrets.

I’ve been blocked with my writing for the last week, so I’m trying something different today. Also, since my parents are coming this week to stay with my kids while we are away, a few of these things...

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Out of the Blue …

Made it out of the blue and the brown … not a drop of brown or blue paint can be found on this latest funky painting. As far as being out of the blue … ever have ideas come to you out of the blue? My...

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Deep thought Friday … Is your compass in tune?

“We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers – but never blame yourself. It’s never your fault. But it’s always your fault, because if you wanted to...

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Facial Fuzz Friday

My friend who I have known since grade school called me in horror yesterday, laughing and shrieking at the same time as I picked up the phone. She had just been to her regular aesthetician for a quick...

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Crossing lines.

Her eyes watch me blankly as I turn each page and she nods her head occasionally as I narrate  – like she somehow knows that nodding is the expected response.  But the faraway look in her eyes tells me...

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Green Eggs, Some Ham and a Side of Life.

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to...

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Making a Splash of a Different Kind. PS: I take back every blonde joke I ever...

As MacGyver tells me when I get riled up about how unrealistic movies can be, “Honey, it’s only a movie,” I should know better. But back in the day, most movies I saw Daryl Hannah in depicted her in a...

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A big slice of gratitude with a side of nature.

I’m feeling quite lucky to have so many reasons to be grateful today. I just realized that not too long ago my little ol’ blog reached over 10,000 views!  Thank you dear followers for being with me on...

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Level-setting expectations is half the battle.

MacGyver often reminds me that not everyone lacks any type of duplicitous bone in their body.  And that my life would be much simpler if I wasn’t so completely lacking in this area (although he...

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E=mc2 Or better yet, a theory on miracles.

There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. –Albert Einstein What miracles have you noticed — or forgotten to notice —...

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What I learned from Babe.

(I’ve been remiss in my posts and I appreciate your patience. This post explains why) I knew I was beyond “rusty” with my horsemanship skills. I had a horse when I was young for a few years, but I had...

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