Two weeks ago, Brian dropped his Kia off for service. Air Conditioning was not working and considering it is the temperature of hell, it was vital that it gets repaired. Currently, we are a one car family. Why? Because not only was the A/C needing a little TLC, but...
How to Act….A Guide to Being A Mature Adult
Friends, I think it might be time for an Emily Post wanna-be to write a book on how to act like a mature adult when the whole world has gone bat shit crazy. There is a niche for this considering that some of you act like petulant toddlers when people disagree with...
Stages of Social Media
My name is Allison and I am addicted to social media. It's fascinating, really. These platform creators have implemented a social experiment that we all agreed to. It is a glaring representation on why we need more guards at the gene pool. I have roughly one thousand...
Things I Miss
There are moments that I really miss COVID. Not the actual illness, but the collective timeout. I miss my blank calendar and how COVID quarantine finds that made life a tad more tolerable during our isolation period. I discovered a new ice cream that, like an addict,...
No Reservations and Other News
I am on the heels of celebrating another birthday and I am not one to shy away from festivities. I get to age which is not an honor everyone gets plus I get to be 57 again. Let me explain. All year, I have been telling people that I am 57. I wasn't. I was 56....
Lost Art
Do you know what else COVID robbed us of? Good old customer service. Back in the olden days before the dreaded year of 2020, people gave a shit about how they represented themselves in business. If there was an issue, most times a customer driven associate would work...
Dream Weaver
I went out Saturday night and stayed out past eleven! I know what you are asking. What is a seemingly sensible 56-year-old doing at a rock concert well past her appointed pajama time? Well, she is reliving the 80s with music by Cheap Trick and Heart. An 8 o'clock...
The Struggle
The gap of gender goes beyond the pay scales and equal opportunity. It extends to even the most basic task.....dressing. We were invited to Oaks this past weekend and it would naturally bring up the question, what are we wearing? In the relationship that I have spent...
The Walk Home
There is no easy way to say goodbye to someone you love. It is met with a lot of reflection and pausing. It requires being in the present and that is a daunting practice when in the clutches of an emotional state. My aunt is nearing her final exit. It wasn't long ago...
Book Review: What I Should’ve Said by Max Monroe
If you haven't read anything by Max Monroe, you are missing an incredible storyteller. It's actually Max and Monroe. Two incredible writers for the price of one. What started as a joint venture to write a book under the pseudonym, Max Monroe, turned into over forty...
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