March Photo Challenge

I swear, if it wasn't for this photo challenge, I probably would fall off the face of the blogosphere these days. Last month was consumed with my mom's husband's hospitalization and eventual passing. This month picked up where last month left off and I spent a lot of time helping her coordinate the memorial service …

Deep roots and strong branches

I've lived in Columbia, Missouri for more than 20 years but never made the 15 mile trip to see one of our area's most magnificent treasures: The Burr Oak Tree. Of course, I'd heard about it, but it wasn't until a week or so ago that I actually laid eyes on it. The Burr Oak …

The Splendor of the Woods

I'm so excited to participate in Brian's Thankful Thursday prompt today. While there's a lot of $#!* going on in my life right now, I am thankful for more than a few things. First, I'm thankful Entrepreneur has some back pain relief from the epidural steroid injection he got yesterday. Big gratitude for that. Second, …

There’s a (deleted) app for that

Six months ago, Entrepreneur signed me up for our auto insurance's safe driver app. The carrot was if I "proved" I was a safe driver, there would be a discount on our renewal premium in September. I was less than thrilled but agreed to try it for six months. Notice, HE didn't offer to put …

New definition of Hot Mess

Post menopause, retirement and pandemic pounds have taken its toll on me the past few years. I've always struggled to maintain a healthy weight and it's becoming obvious I'm losing the war with age and gravity. Recently, I read a book titled Younger Next Year for Women. The premise of the book is how women …