My Blog: Just My Thoughts

Today is my day off. The day I can sleep in. A day where I have nothing to do except fill sandbags… that’s for another time.

I am sitting on the couch with the footrest extended, moving my phone and book from the middle section in case Jewel decides to join me. She sniffs at the computer sitting on my lap and listens to the clicks of the keybo...

This evening I listened to my body. It was a typical fast paced Monday! It wasn’t a bad day at all. It wasn’t a please let this be over kind of day or a I want to cry kind of day or even a what the hell is wrong with peo...

Mondays. We have had this discussion before. What is it with Mondays? I couldn’t tell if the day was crazy because it was just Monday or because spring is in the air or because the moon was in its waxing crescent phase. ...

We sat in bed Sunday morning reading. I was drinking coffee. Intermittently, we would chat about nothing in particular, the weather, a funny post, a page from our book, taking vitamins, food, etc. I stated that I had bee...

We arrived home from our overseas adventure in Thailand last Monday. Yesterday was the first day that I had nothing to do, no one to see, and no place I had to be. After sleeping in, Heath and I spent the day together en...

I am sitting in the back row of a passenger van that is outfitted for 12 people, the driver and a guide. I have grit in my teeth, my wet denim shorts have a mudline half way up; my body is covered in dust; my bare feet a...

Thailand. It is an adventure. I am not sure of the day. My times are all kinds of messed up. I have only napped since we left the US between planes rides and not wanting to miss anything. Yesterday was our first full day...

Travel plans are exciting! Our flight to Thailand departs at 11:20am today! We booked it in December. Of course, this week the snowstorm from hell decided to descend upon us. My heart races as I think about having to rus...

Did I tell you about my lobster roll? I really enjoy lobster. I look at eating lobster as an event that takes a certain amount of commitment. I get my hands dirty. I drip butter on my chin. I feel victorious when I hear ...

I just got out of a hot shower in the middle of the day. We left the house to walk at Circle B Bar Reserve before I took the time to shower in order to beat the weather. It was wonderful. We saw alligators, birds of all ...

Sunshine! I feel better. I feel happier. I feel calmer. I feel more focused. Could it be the sunshine? Yes! Yes! Yes! It is the sunshine. Hhhhmmm, but why?

I got the most wonderful delivery today! I have been working on a new story book for toddlers. It is a cute little rhyme book about animals. They aren’t just any animals, they are Popcorn Animals. It is a concept I came ...