Musings
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Wrinkle Prevention
I was in a doctor’s waiting room the other day reading a magazine. There was an article that caught my eye. It was all about preventing wrinkles. Apparently, you can do face exercises to counteract wrinkles. This really interested in me, because as a 40-something year-old I’ve started to develop some laugh lines. The face… Continue reading
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Decision Overload
Have you ever noticed how many styles and brands of toliet paper there are at the store? 15. There are 15 different options. Don’t feel bad if you didn’t know that. I just recently learned that myself. Yesterday, I was at the store staring at toilet paper. I had made decisions all day at work… Continue reading
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My Parents Love Me
I’ve written before about my incredible parents. I had another experience today that confirmed again how much these two human beings are good people who love me. Today was a hard day and I was feeling a bit emotional. In the middle of this day, I was accidently forgotten and not given Skittles like everyone… Continue reading
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The Alarm Clock is Against Me
I think my alarm clock is against me. Take a look at this picture. The Snooze button is huge. It’s larger than the button I press to get going for my day. My alarm clock does not want me to get up. It wants me to keep sleeping. It wants me to be late for… Continue reading
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Cookie Cutters
Some people live in this world Like a cookie cutter. Never being more than What everybody else is Never doing more than What everyone else does Never venturing out to discover a beautiful world Beyond their mold. I wrote this poem when I was in high school. I rediscovered it today when I was cleaning… Continue reading
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A Royal Wedding: The dollar store version
My Aunt and I went to the royal wedding this morning. You might have heard about this wedding. It’s been on the news for months. Since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle forgot to send us an invite, we did our best to enjoy the festivities on a teacher’s and an artist’s salary. (In case you… Continue reading
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What I learned the Day I Marched
I don’t like confrontation. I’m usually the one at the social event who finds a way to change the subject once a controversial topic comes up. It’s not that I don’t have an opinion on whatever issue you are discussing. I do. I’ve just lived long enough to see good people stop being friends with… Continue reading
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A poem about a busted water pipe
This is the girl who was peacefully sleeping Unaware that disaster was silently brewing. This is the pipe that leaked in a wall Where water was collecting for who knows how long. This is moment the girl walked in the room And felt a river of water and saw a gushing typhoon. This is the… Continue reading
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Pura Vida
“Only you can decide if you are able to do this”, said the zipline worker. “We have a van. We can take you back to the waiting area if you aren’t able to do this today.” I’m afraid of heights. Very afraid of heights. My whole body was shaking as we hiked the nature path… Continue reading
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When it’s not the most wonderful time of the year
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year”, belted the singer on the radio. I think I’ve heard that song hundreds of times before and I never batted an eye. It’s just a Christmas song but today it was different. I heard the words and then I started crying. It isn’t always the most wonderful… Continue reading