Yes, I wear a mask when in public even though I have been fully vaccinated. I do it for you. I do it for those around me. I do it for children. I do it for the elderly. I do it for everyone in between. I do it for me - because it is so... Continue Reading →

Hello, I thought that I had set it up to automatically post my blogs to Facebook. This is a test of that. Thanks for your patience.

I admit it . . . I'm a cheapskate at heart. LOL I LOVE a good deal; a sale; a freebie. I LOVE ways to save money. I am going to start this blog to list things that I do and any other suggestions that others have to save money. I am going to add... Continue Reading →

Twenty years ago, my husband leaving me forced me to drastically change my life. I had been winding down my career and now had to ramp it up. I found a job working with 4 other women who, I thought at the time, were there to show me all of my future relationship/marriage options. There... Continue Reading →

On top of COVID-19, a black man, George Floyd, was murdered by a white police officer who kneeled on Mr. Floyd's neck until he died. Mr. Floyd kept repeating that he couldn't breathe but the officer knelt there, as he would on the neck of deer that he had just shot, waiting for it to... Continue Reading →

A lot of people (mostly women) are opening up about being in a toxic relationship at some point in their lives.  Most of them knew that what was happening to them at the time was toxic but they felt that they were unable (or unwilling) to get out of it for one reason or another. ... Continue Reading →

March 15, 2020 - Never in my lifetime has something like this happened.  I don't know that there is anyone alive who has been through something like this.  This virus, COVID-19 (aka Novel Coronavirus), is a pandemic.  The world has been through pandemics before but that was a long time ago.  Rapid communication among nations... Continue Reading →

When we are young, we think that our current "BFF" will be just that - Best Friend Forever.  Rarely does life work out that way.  Your best friend from elementary school may still be a friend, but are they still your best friend? I have had a few best friends in my life.  A few... Continue Reading →

I have had a job since I was 11 years old and started babysitting.  When we moved to another state, I started working for relatives in their retail/artisan shop.  When I graduated from high school/college, I moved back to my hometown and began a career in banking.  When we were established enough, we decided that... Continue Reading →

I hate being lied to.  Period.  It doesn't matter if it is a little lie or a big lie. Telling me that lie to make yourself feel better - don't lie to me!  You won't feel better because you know that you are wrong. Telling me that lie because you feel guilty - don't lie... Continue Reading →