There has been no WiFi at my house for several weeks. It has been a blessing and a curse. I’ve spent the last few weeks looking at my kids. Really looking at them without stalking them exactly. My teenager is overjoyed when I’m not stalking her. I can hear her rolling her eyes right now.Continue reading “I Still Have Time”
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Blogging Tips for Newbies: #blogtober15
The prompt is to give some advice to new bloggers. I will tell you what has helped me. So take it for what it’s worth. Write about what you know. Write about what you love. Follow other blogs that interest you. Comment on other blogs. Share posts of others on social media. Share your stuffContinue reading “Blogging Tips for Newbies: #blogtober15”
Dear Time Warner, Come get your Shit.
Dear Time Warner, It’s me and not you. Well, it started out as me and then it turned into you. I had an account with you for two years. At the end of the two years, which would have been August 2015, I had forgotten that the automated payments were set up with the creditContinue reading “Dear Time Warner, Come get your Shit.”
My Neighbor Suspects that I’m a Vampire
A few days ago, I was trying on this super dark lipstick. It’s basically charcoal grey. My teenager should be “borrowing” it any day now. It gives me the total vampire/Wednesday Addams look. This the season. Halloween is soon and I cannot wait obviously. Of course, this is the day that my neighbor decides toContinue reading “My Neighbor Suspects that I’m a Vampire”
#WeekendCoffeeShare: Stay Thirsty Edition
If we were having coffee, I would tell you That I’m thirsty for booze and coffee and a sense of accomplishment. I’m still blogging away over here. Trying to make something out of nothing. Did you know that millions of people have blogs? Millions of bloggers. So I did re-learn the lesson about how importantContinue reading “#WeekendCoffeeShare: Stay Thirsty Edition”
Destino’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Library
It’s my home away from home.
Skip Challenge: What Reminds You of You?
What reminds me of me? What reminds me that I’m still in here at the very core of me? Going to the beach My backpack with the patches. It’s been with me since 1995. Dancing around the house. Whenever Janet Jackson’s “Pleasure Principle” comes on, it’s on. There will be dancing. Photography. I just can’tContinue reading “Skip Challenge: What Reminds You of You?”
Holley Goes to Hogwarts
Which house would you be in at Hogwarts and why? Gryffindor.The sorting hat said so and it is never, ever wrong. However, I don’t think of myself as brave or daring. I’ve probably got some nerve doubting the sorting hat. Anyway . . . I accept the decision. Although, I did think that I wouldContinue reading “Holley Goes to Hogwarts”
I’m Not Going to Your Wedding
It’s been so long since I’ve been to a wedding. I haven’t been to a wedding in at least eleven years. Everyone, except one couple has divorced. Most of these friends have remarried. I think my invite to their all of their second weddings got lost in the mail. It’s ok. I’m not totally disappointedContinue reading “I’m Not Going to Your Wedding”
Am I Going to Lose My Way Too?
As a writer, I lump myself into the category with confessional poets, like Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton. Plath and Sexton both committed suicide. As a regular person, I lump myself into the category with other friends that have mental health issues. Mentally and emotionally, we have all lost our way at some point. SomeContinue reading “Am I Going to Lose My Way Too?”