Do you remember your first best friend? I do. Her name was Elizabeth and we were in elementary school together. She had long dark hair and always seemed to be tan. She had this bright pink dress that I loved. But I knew that pink dress wouldn’t look the same on me. I was bony, … Continue reading
A short post today to welcome some new followers — thank you for doing so and for taking the time to comment. I believe some found me from Maggie at Someone Fat Happened from her mentioning me on her Freshly-Pressed post — thank you, Maggie. Then Jen from Jen and Tonic put one of my … Continue reading
When we enter this world, we’re not responsible for anything. Someone else takes care of all our needs. Someone had to or I wouldn’t be here writing this and you wouldn’t be here reading this. Someone helped us and guided us. As a child, I learned about responsibility. My parents doled out “chores” to all … Continue reading
I read somewhere that everyone has a cut-off gauge for happiness — a kind of setpoint. No matter if something WONDERFUL happens — you hit the lotto, you get your dream job, you lose those pesky 10-20 pounds, have a mind-blowing love fest, meet someone for the first time that you like, get over something … Continue reading
It’s been a week since I’ve posted anything! I feel kind of rusty at it but I threw out a kind of challenge last Monday about adventures and we had one. That’s why I’ve not written or commented on your blogs because I was devoting all my energies to the adventure. We drove to Woodstock. … Continue reading