My favorite old people, Ma and Dad, are 78 and almost 81, respectively. What I find very unnerving, within the last few years, is how afraid they are of the world. For example, my mother will NOT put outgoing bills in her mailbox for the postal worker to pick up. Nope. She drives them to …
What a change
Facebook does this fun/funky "memories" thingie where posts and photos from whenever rear their mostly ugly heads to make you want to, well, throw up or become a part of the witness protection program. One of those devastating posts showed up on my memories earlier in the week and really made me sit up and take …
Where the hell have I been?
Yeah, I know .... truly sucking at blogging. I've barely done a photo challenge! EEEE-Gads! Well, I have an excuse. And here it is .... I've lost my way. I don't know what this stage of my life is supposed to look like. There's a hole in my soul that I'm not sure what will …
Oh Keto, how I’ve strayed …
I had been doing fantastic on Keto -- I lost about 35 lbs, was into stretchy size 12's (from 18+), feelin' good ... and then..... BOOM Vacation Thanksgiving ummmm, wine/beer/vodka martinis pie bread/potatoes/sandwiches/PIZZA My diet is fucked. I gained back 20 lbs and feel like Fat Albert. Jabba the Hut. Just gross. I have a …
OMG! SNOWMAGEDDON!
Well, probably not reeeeeallly, but people in Missouri tend to truly freak out when snow is a real possibility. I'm most likely in the 3-5" range, however I've also seen a report that up to 10 inches of snow will fall South of St. Louis proper. I'm CERTAIN that schools are already gearing up for …
My child “divorced” me …
Ya know, I love my children. I do all I can for them - help them if they can't pay a Visa bill right away, be the shoulder to cry on (virtually) when shit hits the fan, make them the beneficiaries of my 401(k) and pension, bring them presents from my travels, and, most importantly, …
Dad’s birthday bash
We had a really great weekend and party for my Dad's 80th birthday, which took place the weekend of July 28th/29th. My brother James and his family flew in from Denver, and my brother Michael and his family drove in from Baltimore. It was the first time all 4 of us "kids" had been together in 13 …
Post-retirement fashion
My sister and I love to talk about what we wanna do when we retire. I have a vision of me in a (rental) house, gardening, going to the pool/beach, martinis on the lanai ..... well, I've started in on my vision. I bought a kaftan. I think "kaftan" is a fancy way to say …
What’s your style?
I'm in a dilemma. I HATE almost every piece of clothing I have. I also HATE to shop and HATE to try stuff on in store dressing rooms. But the worst part is .... I don't know what my own personal style IS. I know what I don't like .... tops that show off my …
Gray for Memorial Day
My good friend Shelley over at Quaint Revival had a great blog post about her journey to go gray back in February. I've been giving some (ALOT) of though to giving up the L'Oreal bottle and having my own hair "back." My sister is already on her journey to do the same - my niece cut …
