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Category Archives: Daily Observations
Change: Pulling Up My Bootstraps…. Alas, Which Boots?
God grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the courage to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know it’s me. ~Author Unknown The phrase “pulling up my boot straps,” has been running through … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Blog, Blogging, Daily Observations, Death, Death of parent, Ego, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Personal change, Women's issues, Writing
Tagged boots, children growing up, death of a parent, death/loss, grief, middle age crisis, personal change, Pulling up my boot straps, sarcasm, Tales from the Motherland
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If a Tree Falls in the Woods, and Mom’s Not There To Answer, Did It Make a Sound?
Warning: She’s baaaaack! Sarcasm prevails. Snarky to the 10th. Kids, run and hide. Don’t read this, because I don’t want your feedback. Seriously. Deep philosophical question: If a phone rings in a house, full of teens and, oh, let’s say … Continue reading
Old Dog + New Trick = Mark Zuckerber, You Suck.
WARNING: This is a long post. It just is. I clearly have some things to say about Facebook… and brevity was not an option. You’ve been warned. I’ve been working on this for a while, in my head… today it … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Musings, My world
Tagged Addiction, aging, changes, Dolly Parton, Facebook, Facebook Timeline, Gay rights, Huntington's Disease, Mark Zuckerber sucks, Mark Zuckerberg, privacy, Sarah Burke, social networking, this sucks!
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The Middle..Optimism and Magical Thinking vs The Mayans.
<– Only Luke is hiding from reality around here. No blinders folks. I’m way off in my posts… Frankly, I’m way off in general. This is just temporary though; read on… An old friend sent me an email a few … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Beauty, Blog, Daily Observations, Death of parent, getting published, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Musings, Personal change, Sarcasm, Women's issues, Writing
Tagged 2012, Apocalypse, Mayas, New Year, optimism, personal change, Tales from the Motherland, writing
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A Dick, a Tid Bit and FYI…Life in Blog Land.
I fellow blogging friend, Mikalee Byerman, recently awarded me the “I Am Such a Dick… and You Are Not” blogging award. Ok, freeze! I can hear the groans, and snarky comments already… Yes, I am aware that it’s a questionable … Continue reading
The Middle…Chaos Rains, in a Shit Storm.
There’s no doubt that I’ve been in the vortex of a serious shit storm, for longer than I care to add up right now…. Let’s call it a year and make it a full circle. But December certainly packed the … Continue reading
Lost in My Grief… Oh, Wait! That’s Bed, Bath and Beyond…
Spoiler: Sarcastic, passive-aggressive bitch is back… temporarily. My mother died one week ago. Frankly, the way my household runs and ignores my state of grieving* smothers me in arguing and * compassion, it has felt more like weekS. Emotions seem to … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Blog, Christmas, Daily Observations, Death, Death of parent, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Personal change, Sarcasm, Women's issues, Writing
Tagged Bed Bath & Beyond, consumerism, Costco, crazy woman, emotions, grieving, healing, Humor, loss, loss of a parent, shopping, Tales from the Motherland
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TALES FROM THE MOTHERLAND 