Monthly Archives: April 2012

“You better live every day like it is your last day, ‘cause one day you’re gonna be right.”  — Ray Charles Today’s topic will at first seem rather morose, but if you’ll bear with me, you’ll see where I’m going … Continue reading →

Some people socially smoke.  This has never been the case for me, as I’ve always been an avid anti-smoker. Some people socially drink.  Sure, I enjoy a few drinks with friends, but gone are my college days of drinking to … Continue reading →

One of my BFF’s daughters turned 16 today. Sixteen.  How is that possible already?  I told her that I remember so clearly meeting her for the first time at a new job, and she was pregnant with that same baby girl.   She … Continue reading →

I got my son off to school, went and worked a 9-hour day (oh, wait, 8.5, I ran to the bank at lunch time), went for a workout right after work, then picked up a pizza for dinner. (Yes, I … Continue reading →

“Mirrors lie. You are much better looking than that in 3-D.” — Merrill Markoe I stated in my very first post, and have referenced again since, that I truly believe that Real Women have a very real beauty.  We don’t … Continue reading →

Traditions are funny and fascinating things. We live in a world where we constantly strive for newer, better, faster everything.  We daily play a game of “beat the clock”.  New technology is obsolete in weeks, fashions change with the seasons, … Continue reading →

True Confession:  I use cheater chicken. I swore I never would…that it is a waste of money to buy the pre-cooked, pre-seasoned, pre-cut packages of chicken when it “takes no time at all to cook up your own chicken breast.”  … Continue reading →

I hate grocery shopping. I find it to be time consuming, arduous, and stressful from a financial standpoint. Let me counter that statement a bit by saying that I am forever thankful and blessed that I CAN grocery shop.  The … Continue reading →

“Friends don’t let other friends dress like old ladies.”  – Rea Carver Not long ago, I participated in a workshop where the presenter talked about the importance of having a personal Board of Directors.  His point was that we should … Continue reading →