No, you are not viewing a page from an anatomy textbook. This contraption is what was placed on my daughter’s teeth this week. Braces will follow. As I’ve grown used to the many dollar signs this will entail, I keep telling myself it will all be worth it. I never wore braces as a kid,…

I don’t hate anything except for deviled eggs. However, if I had a short list of things I don’t particularly enjoy, cats would be on the list. Despite this fact about myself, I married a cat man. My husband is a cat man. I am a dog mom. I’ll say it, again, for those in…

I fell into a one and a half-day binge watch of Hacks. Have you seen this? Now in its second season, Hacks spotlights a female comedienne of a certain wonderful age as she ends her years’ long Vegas residency. She is tricked into hiring a down-on-her-luck twenty-something TV writer after a scandal sidelines her own…

More than two years post-pandemic, the prospect of flying to Florida to visit with my Mamasita excited me so much. My daughter and I were planning to spend nine days with her, which were much-needed following a wacky school year, work overwhelm, and a general need to spend time with my mom due to her…

I remember my 10th grade Biology teacher saying (I’m paraphrasing, as it’s been nearly 30 years.): If a girl is smart, she’ll never get pregnant. This coming from a woman of three sons, yet the message was clear – Dumb girls got pregnant. Don’t be a dumb girl. So, I managed to survive my teen…

Dear readers, I am indeed that lone unicorn/dummy that had never seen Goodfellas, until last night. Well, I made it through 3/4 before my DVD froze much in the same way of this menacing picture above. What I saw confirmed what I already knew: Goodfellas was all about Ray Liotta. Not for the faint of…

Last Sunday as I headed out to work, my car would not accelerate at a reasonable pace. I had to press down to the car floor to reach 45 miles an hour. The situation had me spooked, because I was with my daughter, and it had me fearful for the life of my 10 year…

With Spring time in full bloom (yes, I went there), there is an overall feeling of renewal in me. The hope for better things on the horizon is palpable. To quote one of my OG movies, West Side Story, “Something’s coming…” and I’m ready for it to be great. Speaking of better things, have you…

Anyone else out there need a pep talk on the eve of returning to work? Not to be mistaken for the Sunday Blues, but equally needed are post-vacay pep talks. I’m in need of one if anyone wishes to send a comment before tomorrow. So, I’ve been on staycation over Spring Break, and while I…

Life is busy and hectic at times. Once in a while in work life, you cross paths with a co-worker, and you engage in random small talk. Small talk about life, family, work. You never know at the time how these small impressions can build and help you see inside someone’s outside world. The little…