While our vacation has been cancelled and venturing out to our favorite places has been nixed, I have found ways to add some bliss. Sometimes it entails being surprised at the boxes that are delivered to my door. Yesterday, I knew that my countertop convection oven...

I can only speak for myself, but I am getting a little cuckoo for cocoa puffs. Yesterday, I was chatting with Bryce while he was fixing his lunch, and I was getting a bowl of strawberries. I started putting my fruit in a bowl and he kept saying, "That's my bowl". I...

I have had some nudges from the big guy upstairs during this period of universal pausing. Since I have no distractions, those delightful reminders are about me and some work I need to do. It is so easy to dismiss those character glitches, as I like to call them,...

A few blogs ago, I shared about my temperamental oven and the middle finger it seems to be giving me. So, I returned the middle finger, and ordered a countertop convection oven. It will be delivered on Wednesday. This new addition required some rearranging to...

Yesterday, was my scheduled shopping day for my mother and my first opportunity to wear my fancy mask in public. As I put it on, I realized that there are many positive reasons for this delightful fashion accessory aside from the obvious germ blocker. First, I am...

At this point in the game, our physical features are starting to shed the illusion that we have presented to the world. There might be peeks of gray emerging from our hair. The nail color on our toes and fingers are starting to chip. Those of you who enjoy the...

I knew it was coming. I mean, ever since we have been practicing our isolation technique, I was already in the acceptance that our Disney cruise would be cancelled. Remember, acceptance doesn't mean I like it, it just means it is the reality. Honestly, there are...

I took a day off from writing this blog because I really didn't have anything new to share. I mean, I am literally living the same day over and over, so I didn't want to bore you all. But, yesterday, felt like a Monday because, well it was. I didn't need a calendar to...

As usual, I was roused from my slumber by a demanding Basset. But, as I looked at the clock, I was pleasantly surprised that she allowed me to sleep a little longer than normal. It gave me a sense of determination believing that it was time to get up and seize the...

I had plans last night, friends. And, it involved leaving my house and doing something that didn't include shopping for food. Yesterday, was one of my tribe member's birthdays. In this midst of this quarantine, birthdays need to be amped-up. They need to be bolder....