A new year…

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does not always mean a new start.

New Years’ resolutions are made and broken every year. Some people are able to keep theirs, but those people were actually ready for the changes they were implementing, I do not believe it has anything to do with the date. I also do not believe that just saying you are going to do something is what it takes to motivate you to actually do it. You have to have something in your life that is making you uncomfortable enough to stick with it, or at least I do. Continue reading →

Time flies…

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Didn’t we just do this, like, yesterday?

Well, here we are again, another New Year’s Eve has sneaked* up on me!

2015 went by before I really got used to it. It seems that each year goes by faster and faster, and although I’m pleased with where I am, I’ve still taken a moment to reflect on everything that has gone on in what feels like the month of 2015. With this reflection, I was able to see a few things I would like to do differently, so I’ve come up with a list of “Hopefuls for 2016”. I’m not calling them resolutions because I do not stick with those. I might make it a week, if I’m lucky. Continue reading →

Groovin’ on a Sunday afternoon…

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Facing your fears can be relaxing & rewarding

Sunday, November 1, I, along with my husband, and twLiberty of the Seas.pngo of our best friends (who are also family), did something I thought I would never do… I took some xanax and climbed aboard the biggest boat I’ve been on for my very first cruise. Continue reading →

How long to the point of no return…

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have we actually passed it?

The other day I watched a documentary called Cowspiracy, and although I found it to be very informative, the information was not necessarily news to me. Well, the statistics were a bit shocking, as I have not looked into this subject in several years, but I’ve known that the issues are more important than a lot of people seem to think, and that our food sources are a much bigger contributor towards the climate issues than any of the major agencies have been stating, because, after all, no one wants to anger the big industries, e.g. beef. As Frank Herbert wrote in his novel, Dune, “He who controls the Spice, controls the universe!“, and let’s face it, the companies that have the most money, control a lot more than you may be aware of. However, this is not a post about corruption in politics, or how much our system needs an overhaul, this is about my thoughts on this documentary. Continue reading →

We’re all mad here…

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Reality is in the mind of the observer

We are all mad here

Watching Parking Wars left me dumbfounded, because I could not comprehend why so many people were getting so angry with the Parking Authority Officer for giving them a parking ticket. The officer was simply doing their job, and the driver was clearly in the wrong the majority of the time. Yes, the officers did/do make mistakes, they are, after all, human. However, the majority of the time, they were/are spot-on. Continue reading →

My dog’s better than your dog…

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Happy National Dog Day

July 7, 2007 is a date I will not easily forget; it was the day I received the best birthday gift I have ever received, Chaucer.*

The Canterbury TalesWe studied The Canterbury Tales in high school, and I was in love. Geoffrey Geoffrey ChaucerChaucer had such a way with words, and he was from a time that just seemed so magical to me, so the name has always been special to me. At some point in life, I fell in love with Yorkies, and knew I really wanted one; what better name for a Yorkie than Chaucer, right? Continue reading →

Check yourself before you wreck yourself…

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When did Christianity become a four-letter word?

These days, many people associate Christianity with organized religion and sometimes even hatefulness. Unfortunately, I really cannot blame them, because so many people do awful things under the name of Christianity, or, for that matter, any number of other religions. I’m not sure the number of people associated with these acts are truly valid representation for entire religions, but with technology, social media, and the ‘I have to know everything about everywhere right now’ mentality, it does at least appear that way. Continue reading →

The coin has two sides…

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Technology, a double-edged sword

Rotary phoneWe have advanced a great deal in a very short period of time. I remember rotary phones, only having 4 or 5 TV channels, and our remote control was me. Of course we had washing machines and dryers, dish washers, and a lot of conveniences that were not available when my grandparents were children…just nothing like what we have now. If I have a question, I can Google it  If I want news, I can go to a number of resources ‘online’ such as Twitter, Facebook, or the local news’ website. Pretty much anything happening, just about any place in the world, will show up some how, some where, but is this a good thing? My personal opinion is yes and no. Clear as mud, right? Let me explain. I feel it is a good thing, because we have access to more information, more events, and more experiences than ever before. However, the reason I feel it isn’t so great is because so much of it is presented as fact, when actually it is just someone’s opinion or a partial truth. Often times the action/wording is taken out of context, and paints an unrealistic picture of what took place. Another way that I feel our advancing technology isn’t so great, is that many of us are getting lazy, and we are not challenging ourselves to the extent that we once had to. Continue reading →

Mirror, Mirror, on the wall…

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Losing myself

There are times, when I look in the mirror, that I do not recognize myself. There is a picture in my mind, and it doesn’t always match reality. Time seems to pass at lightening speed; I mean, didn’t  we just celebrated Christmas a week or so ago? Look at the calendar, June is half way over*! Continue reading →