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Where Would I Be Without GPS & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #137
I am always fascinated by the migratory habits of animals in the wild and how they navigate their way back and forth to the same locations thousands of miles apart every year without missing their mark. Especially marine animals. Whales that travel thousands of miles under water to the same place at the exact same time every year for just a few days to mate only to return the thousands of miles back to their primary habitat. How do they do this? I know animals have internal navigation systems and ways to communicate with one another to stay together within their packs as they travel. Scientists believe that many of…
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The Fab 40’s are Sprucing Up Shirt Dresses
Living on the edge. Dreaming in colors. Hiding between the lines. We get muffled up and flipped around and turned upside down so many times, it’s hard to find right. Like a spinning machine that leaves us in a state of disorientation, life tumbles us ass over head in a repetitive wash and rinse cycle. We come out frazzled and crumpled as we stumble around trying to regain our balance and perspective. My hair is dirty but my face is clean. I like to stay in jammies for entire days at a time but I always brush my teeth. Leave me in my solitude so I can manifest the courage…
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Yee Haw! I Missed My Own Blog Birthday!
Yesterday was my 4th blog birthday and I totally missed it! I was busy fixing some glitches and security issues on my website. So frustrating! And now I am realizing that there are still all sorts of wonky things going on when you view my site on different browsers. I personally prefer Safari and I always forget to check how my site appears in Firefox and Chrome and on mobile devices. I don’t even have Firefox installed so I have no idea what all you Firefox users see. I am noticing on some really old posts, the images are all flipped upside down and sideways on mobile view and Chrome.…
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Here We Go Again & Link Up On the Edge #159
Good ole writer’s block has set in. The same thing happened for yesterday’s post and I spent most the day on Wednesday sitting and staring blankly at the computer screen, finding silly distractions to avoid putting words on the page. Finally, my muse decided to show up at the last minute and I was pretty pleased with the post. Yesterday was the same story but with a different ending. I spent most of the day staring blankly at the computer screen, doing all sorts of mundane tasks to avoid writing because once again my muse decided to take the day off. Without my permission, I must add. When I realized…
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Is That Too Much to Ask?
Have you ever asked anyone what their favorite (fill in the blank with any number of subjects here) is? Favorite color, favorite book, favorite food, favorite movie, favorite person, favorite place, favorite animal, favorite drink. Most people have an immediate answer ready without hesitation. They can rattle off their list of favorites without pause, like perfectly timed snare drums nary missing a beat. But ask them their favorite song and you will not get just one unambiguous direct answer. I don’t think I have ever met a person yet who has just one favorite song. Most of us have many. Because music moves us, comforts us, consoles us, inspires us,…
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Will the Circle Be Unbroken & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #136
Will the circle be unbroken? When you are surrounded by the kindest, most loving, down to earth folks in the middle of the Pennsylvania mountains, the answer to that question will be a resounding yes. An unbroken circle of friendship, of music, of gratitude, good will, tenderness, and universal affections. There wasn’t a person there who lacked in benevolence and grace and it felt very much like home. I spent this past weekend at the 17th Annual Hickory Fest held at Stony Fork Creek Campground in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. Hickory Fest, also known as Music in the Mountains, is a nationally recognized music festival held every August in the rural area…
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The Wicked “S” Word & Link Up On the Edge #158
Shame: a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior. As I have been opening up more recently about myself, my lifestyle, my beliefs, and my truths, I have been thinking a lot about the notion of shame. Is it as subjective as the definition leads us to believe? Or are feelings of shame also objective, imposed upon us by society and the people who pass judgments on us? By definition, shame is caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior. But who determines if our behaviors are wrong or foolish? This is an age old question that ancient philosophers pondered about…
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Summer to Fall Transitional Pieces & Your Own Twist Link Up #11
For this month’s Your Own Twist theme, Monica and I are taking our Summer wardrobe pieces into the Fall. Transitioning our clothing between seasons always presents a challenge as we gear up for the change in weather. Retailers and the fashion industry are already firmly planted in Fall styles. Those of us who follow trends suddenly find ourselves drawn to all the pretty autumn things. But it is still a bit too warm for boots and sweaters. So how do you get the Fall feels without sweating to death? Well, that’s what Monica and I are showing you this month with our own twists on transitioning our clothing from Summer to Fall.…
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The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book: Shorts
Welcome to The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book! Welcome! This is The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book. A while back, Nancy and I started The Bad Buy Book, a monthly series about our worst purchases. It was a lot of fun to do and we both learned something from it, too! Nancy learned that off-white against her face is not the most flattering color. And I learned that I have a serious problem resisting a good thrift shop find when it comes to pieces that fit “good enough” but “not quite right.” However, after running that series for a year, we decided to change it a bit. For this series, you can choose whether you want to share…
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Living in the Moment Right Meow with Rosegal & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #135
Living in the moment. Isn’t that what we are supposed to do to enjoy life to the fullest? It is a way of life that I embraced at a very young age. I recently published an article on Medium, There is a Certain Beauty in Death, detailing my experience with witnessing death. A morbid topic, for sure, but an experience that literally changed the way I live my life. It’s a strange thing really, looking back on the past 27 years, I don’t know how my life would have been different had I not watched one of my peers die in front of me at the very young age of…
