Whenever someone asks me, “Hey, did you see the latest (movie, show, gadget … insert anything super timely and relevant)? My ‘yes’ is often delayed. It may take weeks, months, and years in some cases. (Hello, text message replies! I’m looking at you.) I didn’t wait too long to see this year’s Oscar-winning Best Picture:…

If it were only this simple… I’ve been working since I was 14 years old. So, for 35 years, I have hustled. I have worked long hours. I have counted down days to vacation. I’ve called out sick for real and for mental health days (before they were declared ‘a thing’). I’ve worked for amazing…

I remember watching my first soap opera when I was asked to leave my nursery school. I guess you could call me a nursery school drop-out. While this tells wonders about my mother’s parenting style, it introduced me to the glamour and drama of daytime television. Specifically, I was hooked on Days of Our Lives.…

Hi, Reader! I hope this message finds you well. Just kidding. While I hope you all are well, does anyone else dislike getting this at the start of a work email? When someone writes “hope this message finds you well,” they are getting ready to 1) Give me a work assignment they don’t want to…

I broke up with my masks, at least temporarily. A couple of weeks ago, I decided I wouldn’t wear a mask anymore. Despite the news outlets warning about tripledemic tendencies, I am rolling the dice and taking a chance my boosted and flu shot-self will be spared of any illness. Masks and I are on…

Watch this, please. From beginning to end. Last night, I finished watching the series Dead to Me. I won’t spoil anything for you except to say, the ending is brilliant. It had me thinking a great deal about what it is to be a true friend. A tried and true friend, that is. I’ve often…

According to the book Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life, 40% of the time people call out from work, they are faking it. Last Friday, I was among the honest 60% who called out to care for my sick daughter. I was ordered to lay by her side and not…

I’m dedicating this blog post to the miscellaneous stuff on my mind lately. Here goes my listicle. 1. Next Sunday is my daughter’s 8th birthday party. I’m not sure why birthday party planning is on par with wedding planning for me. Somehow it is. However, I will say that this go-around, my husband has taken…

I’m mourning the slow passing of my boyfriend. This is what my real boyfriend (aka my husband) calls my dead body pillow. I’ll explain. When I was pregnant with my daughter, I could not get in a comfortable sleeping position, which is not a shock to most pregnant women. Preggos aren’t supposed to sleep on…

Over the past couple of weeks, the cold/ear infection fairy spread her magic to our household and disappeared just in time for … you guessed it … Back to School Time! Is anyone else excited? While I love summertime, except for the extreme heat and resulting thigh chafing, nothing beats Back to School season. Pumpkin…