Month: August 2024
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Good Habits, Best Results
What daily habit do you do that improves your quality of life? I don’t do as many good daily habits as I know I should for better health and attitude. Oh sure, I get up early, shower, and brush my teeth every day before heading off to work. The things I want to do are:…
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Morning!
What’s your favorite time of day? Easy. Anyone who knows me very well knows I love mornings! The air is cool and crisp…well, not so crisp in the dog days of summer, but still cooler than midday in mid summer. 😎 Mornings are when everything good happens, like the start of a trip, a morning…
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A New Gig
For several months now, I have been driving for Uber and DoorDash, delivering food to hungry people. And it has been a fun way to earn a little extra money. My daughter and my niece jumped on the gig bandwagon, and they really like it as a way to make extra money, too. About the…
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Movies?
What are your top ten favorite movies? Who has time for movies? I dont know if I have seen 10 movies! Although, Footloose is one of them! It’s a favorite Seriously, my husband likes movies. He likes to go watch movies at the theater. I like popcorn. I go to the movies for the popcorn.…
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My Back Yard
What do you love about where you live? What I love about where I live is that it is my home town. All three of our children, their spouses, and our six grandchildren live in the same town. For as much as we get together because everyone’s lives are so busy, we might a well…
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Gratitude
Lately, the positive emotion I feel most often is gratitude. Especially for my husband. Because of him, my mom, and one of my daughters, I know what unconditional love feels like. My husband loves me as I am, no expectations for me to be someone other than I am. All he has ever wanted is…
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California – Own a Piece of History
A few weeks ago, my family joined Life360 so we could find each other at the 4th of July celebration fireworks by the river that night. About an hour ago, I received a notification via Life360 that our son-in-law landed in San Francisco. What? I didn’t know he was going to California. So, I shot…
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Perfect
What is a word you feel that too many people use? In the years 2006 thru 2010 when I was working for myself as a people photographer shooting weddings, engagements, bridal sessions, senior photos, and family sessions. I remember, especially in the years 2008 to 2010, arranging the people to set up the shot. When…
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Things Could Always Be Worse
My husband and I are reading a book together. I am reading it aloud. He is listening intently. We are discussing it as we go. I remember hearing about it not long after it was published again in 1992. It was first published in 1962. The book is called “Man’s Search for Meaning” by Viktor…
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My Dream Boutique
If I were to open shop I would want it to be a clothing boutique catered to the plus-sized down to the smallest of women. We would sell beautiful unique accessories, perfect for any outfit and occasion. There would be framed prints and canvases hanging on a gallery wall, available for purchase to beautifully adorn…
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And then this happened…
Feeling very emotional, one day, I wondered if I could release my emotions through a fictional scene created from emotions I was feeling. In my mind, I was screaming right along with her. Here is the result… “NOOO!! It was NOT supposed to happen this way!!” Her screams echoed through the trees. “Nooo! Nooo! Nooo!…
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