Some of my favorite days include the day Daylight Saving time ends, the first day of the NFL season, and Christmas. But today has become another one close to my heart. Today is Plan a Solo Vacation Day. It doesn’t matter how much you love someone or how much well you get along with someone else. No two people agree… Read more »
I have said it before and I’ll say it again- 98% of the time having a pet is a wonderful experience, but that other 2% of the time will rip your heart out and stomp on it. It’s the circle of life. A couple months ago we lost our sweet kitty Pumpkin at the age of 16. We knew it… Read more »
A few years ago my husband Pat chose to stop drinking alcohol. His reasons for stopping are his own to share, but I can assure you he did not have a drinking problem. Pat is fine with me having an occasional cocktail. He is fine with anyone drinking in moderation- he just chooses not to himself. I think most people… Read more »
Today is a day to put on your Mr. Rogers or your Big Bird hat! It’s Do a Grouch a Favor Day. We all know someone we refer to as a grouch (or something even worse). Because of their demeanor, they aren’t people we typically go out of our way to help. That’s just human nature. But today, think outside… Read more »
Do you ever look at something and wonder why they still exist? Meaning, why haven’t we come up with a better mousetrap, or even worse- we HAVE but people are still using the older, worse version? I do. And here are a few of what I find to be the worst offenders. #1 Fax machines. Seriously, why? There isn’t any… Read more »
In this era where science and facts just don’t matter to some, it’s important to remember that they DO in fact matter here in what we call reality. Today we celebrate one of the most well known and basic elements of science- the periodic table of the elements. We’ve all seen them in classrooms. Some of us even had to… Read more »
One of the things people ask me all the time is why I love the Food Network so much when I am by my own admission a terrible cook. There are a lot of reasons- I am a complicated creature. But here are the top 3. #1 They are a great way to decompress. Most people have at least one… Read more »