Today is National Curves Day. Today is the day to celebrate “curvy” women- aka any woman who wears over a size 14. Fun fact- the average size in the US IS 14, so half the population is curvy. For most of human history, fuller figured women were considered the most attractive women. If you have ever talked through an art… Read more »
Today my nephew Luke turns 20 years old. Normally I would text him and maybe post something funny on social media about him. But this year I can’t text him. I mean, I COULD, but he wouldn’t see it for 6 days so what’s the point Yes, Luke is still in Georgia for his AIT training. His graduation date is… Read more »
A few months ago I shared that my nephew Luke had joined the Army National Guard. On June 7th, he graduated from Basic Training and is now, as stated a few times during the ceremony, a soldier. By the time this posts Family weekend will be over and he will be back on base starting AIT training to become a… Read more »
There are few things I love more than my lil fuzzbutts- i.e. my cats. There isn’t anything like the feeling of coming home after a long day of work and seeing one or more of my babies running down the hall to see me. Or the contentment of having a purring kitty in my lap. The other night Pat and… Read more »
Today is celebrated every day here at Casa Palmer- it’s adopt a shelter pet day! While Lilly came from the mean streets of Hampton, both our other cats came to us via a shelter. Yes it’s true that we got Boots from a friend, but she got her from a shelter. And of course Oreo was from a shelter and… Read more »
As I’m writing this I have a dull ache in my neck, shoulders, and uppers arms. And I’m really happy about that. Why? Because I had a wonderful massage yesterday! Getting a massage is one of the easiest things you can do to give yourself some quality “me time”. You can’t go anywhere, you can’t answer your phone, you can’t… Read more »
A couple weeks ago my nephew Luke was sworn in as a member of the Minnesota Army National Guard. Many of your have watched Luke grow up through the social media posts from me and my husband. Some of you know him as one of the “Two Yoots”. I have known this was a possibility for some time. But seeing… Read more »
This might be the easiest holiday to celebrate ever! It’s National Love Your Pet Day! If you have a pet, you love it. Unless you are a horrible human. Then you are dead to me. Go away. As EVERYONE knows, I have had cats since my early 20s. I currently have 3 babies- Boots, Lilly, and Oreo. And yes I… Read more »
Today we celebrate those friends we never see in person- and maybe have never met in person. They are our internet friends! Social media is responsible for a lot of bad things, but it has done some good things too. It allows us to stay in contact with people we used to live close to and/ or used to work… Read more »
We are a couple days away from Valentine’s Day. Since it’s on a weekday there will be a steady stream of florist vans pulling up to workplaces all across the nation. Of course everyone looks to see who’s getting the largest bouquet. And I can already tell you it won’t be me. But I’m not sad about that. My husband… Read more »