May 7: Lions and Tigers and Bears — Oh My!
I'm participating in a challenge to blog every day in May; today's prompt instructed participants to share what it is they are most afraid of.Hands down, I'm most afraid of something bad happening to one of my children. So much so that even listing the...
May 6: What I Do
I'm participating in a challenge to blog every day in May; today's prompt instructed participants to share what (other than their job) they do. Hmmmm . . . What do I do? Even after pondering this question so long that I'm late in posting my response, I'm still...
May 5: Love & Devotion
I'm participating in a challenge to blog every day in May; today's prompt instructed participants to identify a blogger . . . or a family or friend . . . for whom we feel love and devotion.This is a difficult prompt for me. As much as I enjoy reading other people's...
May 4: Stop Searching
I'm participating in a challenge to blog every day in May; I was supposed to post this on May 4, but was having a tech issue, so I wrote this and saved it and am backdating it to the correct date.Today I'm to share my favorite quote and explain why it is my...
May 3: Not in My Comfort Zone
I'm participating in a challenge to blog every day in May; I was supposed to post this on May 3, but was having a tech issue, so I wrote this, saved it and am now posting it with a backdate it to the correct date.What makes me uncomfortable? Hmmm . . .1. Thong...
May 2: Avoiding Run-ons
I'm participating in a challenge to blog every day in May; I was supposed to post this on May 2, but was having a tech issue, so I wrote this and saved it and am backdating it to the correct date.Technically, there are 2 types of run-on sentences -- run-ons and...
May 1: In How Many Words?!?
I'm writing this post in response to a write-every-day-in-May challenge to write my life story in 250 words or less. I love to talk/write, so "challenge" is definitely the right word for this. Here we go . . . I was born 50+ years ago and had a complex childhood...
On Autopilot No More (Dream Save Do, week 22)
Long story short, after much deliberation and with almost as much reluctance as anticipation, I sold my wonderful little red Prius. I loved my Prius -- how it handled, its fuel-efficiency, its size, etc. As much as I enjoyed the car itself, I loved the fact that it...
Ahhhh . . . the Joys of Car-lessness
I'll admit it -- the title of this post is a bit misleading. I'm not car-less. In fact, I recently traded cars and am enjoying my new vehicle immensely. But several days a week, I act as if I don't own a car.About 6 weeks ago, I moved, and I'm happy to say that I...
Tossing Out the Box (Dream Save Do, week 21)
I still remember the unadulterated joy I experienced when my parents signed up for cable TV and my viewing options expanded from 2 clear and 1 fuzzy channels (NBC, CBS, and ABC respectively) to a wide array of channels. I was in college at the time, and since then,...