You think I should write a book? While I think it is true that I always have something to say I hesitate to think that it is an indication of a talent in authorship. I am not the writer in the family. Do you think it's possible that I could grab the talent via Osmosis? LOL How does NASA organize a party? They planet.

I finished watching NOS4A2 on Netflix and started watching a show on Paramount called The Mayor of Kingstown. Spoiler Alert and Warning!! This show is very graphic, bloody, gory, and at points even nauseating. After the third episode we almost decided to stop watching this show because of all that. If you dislike violence and cruelty, (which I do) then you may want to avoid this show, but if you can stomach it and can distinguish tv graphics from the real world with certai

I am guarding my thoughts. I am trying to ensure that my thoughts are focusing on what I want and what I like. My positive thought for today? "Everything is happening for me, not to me." I like that. I am paying attention to my 'resting face', which tends to look like a scowl, and telling myself to smile. Yes, for no reason, just smile. A little bit. For a moment. In my opinion the world is in a mess. But not my little world, my corner where I live, my section of town where

So they have turned the food pyramid upside down. What used to be a pyramid is now a...what....an upside down triangle? I do agree with some of it and think it's a good idea on those notes, but be careful of following it in it's entirety. Let me break that down to be clearer. On January 7, 2026, the U.S. government introduced a new food pyramid as part of the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. This marks a significant shift in federal nutrition policy, emphasizing a

I noticed that there is a pattern (one might call it a trend instead) of female weather presenters on television wearing 4 and 5 inch spiked heels. I had to ask myself why a person needed to wear the most uncomfortable looking shoes to talk about the weather? Well it turns out there are a couple of reasons. TV stations often have appearance guidelines meant to look “polished” or formal on camera. High heels are sometimes considered part of traditional broadcast fashion for wo

It's not just the diet changing thing out of necessity as you get older it's a whole bunch of stuff. I was shocked to learn that people in their 30's are considering themselves as 'older'. It took me a moment and some head shaking but then I laughed. "Wait until you get to be MY age", I said out loud, to nobody. There are some things that are difficult to deal with as you age and if you want to take these as a warning, an alert to prepare yourself, or just as something to r

Besides being the wrap-up of another year, and a month filled with all kinds of larger bills to pay, this month in my family is loaded up with birthdays. Nieces, cousins, aunts, a sister and myself too all have birthdays this month. Even my mother-in-law has a birthday this month. I had several ideas for gifts to give her but none of them panned out. We ended up having to ask her what she would like, which of course takes out any element of surprise. She said she likes to ea

One idea is to make bread pudding. Here is a recipe straight from the AHA. (American Heart Association) Why did I pick this recipe? Because I like sweet and because I still strive for healthy stuff in spite of my sweet tooth. I liked the inclusion of apples in this recipe and the fact that it did not include any tropical oils or milks like coconut oil or coconut milk which are actually bad for you, even though it's the popular thing to do these days. Calories 131 Per Servin

I wondered what the price of things might be now that Feast Day has come and gone, for that $40 deal at Aldi's and Walmart. I had to check it out. Turkey is still the same price. (For a whole frozen turkey the same size). The Artisan Macaroni and Cheese is still the same price. The Pumpkin is still the same price. And so forth. So it makes me wonder how much of a deal that whole thing really was? Just another thing for me to puzzle over but still be grateful for at the same

I am a very curious person. (In the sense that I wonder about stuff). So I am constantly asking questions about a number of different things. Today I asked the question, "What is the difference between Flair Pens and Sharpie Markers"? This is not an out-of-the-blue type question. I really wanted to know because I tend to do a lot of journaling and 'marking' of boxes and labels and such. So internally I was also asking myself, do I need to buy both? Or does one or the other d

Oh yes, I could rag on and on about taxes and the various thoughts I have about them but I will spare you all that dribble and angst and shoot the arrow right at the reality that the time has come to pay. My huge complaint about it (at this time) which I carry-on about every year at this time is why on earth they decided to make the taxes due just a few days before the Holiday? That's when people are selling their gifts from last year to pay for gifts to give this year and th

I am in a weird state of mind today. I decided (since it's cold weather and I need to do indoor things) that I would get started on my downsizing project. ie: get rid of stuff and organize what's left. I chose to start on my office closet. What a can of worms I opened there. Here I sit looking at the stuff lying on the floor that fell when I tried to remove a box full of heavy stuff. I admit I have trouble getting rid of useable items. I donate lots of stuff but I throw away

I am on permanent vacation. I have tried to think of all the things I would do when on a trip, on a vacation excursion, or on an...

There is a film festival going on nearby and I saw a little bit about it on the news. One of the films to be shown is titled "If you...

Okay, so this weeks menus include a lot of homemade things. The weather has changed and this means more indoor time, which means, more...

I have big plans for my garden for next year. I am already excited for that. My little garden is coming to a close. I am going to have...

I love to eat. I like to cook. I feel like I am obsessed with food lately. And just when I think that I need to take a long look at...

Okay, I went off menu last night and made whole wheat pancakes with sliced banana and strawberries as a topping. Keep in mind that using...

I found myself asking myself this question recently: How can two people remember the same thing or event differently than one another? ...

Fun Birthday party - outdoors, indoors and in the pool. No, no, not for me. My birthday isn't due for 4 months yet. This was a combined...