How’s your grocery shopping going these days? For me, I have couple reactions every Saturday when I push my cart with the squeaky wheel around the aisles. Sometimes, I feel like a grumpy little old lady. “Bah!” I’ll cry out. “This used to be $2.99 in the good old days, now it’s $4.68.” Or I [Read More]
80s Movies Besides Top Gun Maverick That Waited Over 30 Years To Make A Sequel
Like most of America, I went to the movies to see Top Gun: Maverick. And, like most of America, I liked it. After all it has a good story, good action, and a good shirtless football scene. Watching Top Gun: Maverick got me thinking, though. What other notable 80s movies never made a sequel? What [Read More]
A Zoom Meeting with My Menopausal Symptoms
Like many people, I have attended one or two zillion Zoom meetings since the pandemic started in 2020. I’ve become well-versed in sharing my screen, hiding my self view (I don’t need to see myself, thank you) and am super grateful l don’t have to manage break out rooms. Yikes. All of these Zoom meetings [Read More]
Office Space Again
Last month I started a new job and it’s hybrid. Some days I’m in the office, other days I’m working from home. After two years of solely working from home, I’ve got office space again. For those of you who don’t know me in real life, this is a big culture shift. Like many others, [Read More]
Forget Christmas, I Want A Hallmark Movie Winter
It’s that time of year again. Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas. Wait. Isn’t it ALWAYS that time of year on the Hallmark channel? I mean, aren’t they always showing Christmas movies and counting down to Christmas starting in, oh, January? No matter. I actually enjoy the sugary sweetness of their holiday movies. But they fill me [Read More]
7 Funny But True Reasons Why I’m Jealous of My Teen
“How many have you had?” I asked my teenage son as he popped another buttered roll into his mouth. We were dining at Texas Roadhouse, a restaurant that serves rolls before the meal. “Nnnnh,” he replied, his mouth full of doughy goodness. I believe he meant nine. Nine rolls. By the time our entrees came, [Read More]
Things I Want To Complain About – Part V
I’ve been wanting to complain about a couple things for a bit. So I thought why not resurrect the wildly popular (okay, with me at least) blog series, Things I Want To Complain About. Yup, it’s been awhile since I’ve written a Things I Want To Complain About. Maybe there was a global pandemic or [Read More]
Laughing My Way Through Middle Age
I noticed a bald patch in my eyelashes recently. “What?” I thought to myself, highly offended. I did what every red-blooded American does: I Googled it. Once I ruled out assorted deadly diseases, I found the real reason for the demise of my eyelashes. I’m middle aged. According to Google, which led me to this [Read More]
A COVID Vaccine Christmas Story, er, Story
Have you been vaccinated yet? I was able to get my first dose of the Pfizer vaccine on March 24 after I became eligible in the state of Michigan on March 22. Yup, I was finally old enough to qualify for a vaccine. Yay for old age! I don’t know about where you live, but [Read More]
Five Fantastic Memes That Find The Funny In Women’s History Month
Not only was March 8 International Women’s Day, but the whole month of March is Women’s History Month. To celebrate all things WOMAN, I’m sharing some of my favorite funny or empowering memes about the best gender on the planet. Here’s to all things female! The one about the part time job: The one about [Read More]