Emptying the nest · Welcome

Empty Nest Santa Confesses to Losing Spirit of The List

I'm making a list, checking it twice, gonna find out how many things I can't seem to bring myself to do this year. I'm feeling like being a naughty Santa this year, I guess? Instead of joyfully checking off the usual things on my holiday to-do list, I'm protesting. My list keeps on growing with… Continue reading Empty Nest Santa Confesses to Losing Spirit of The List

Going Gray · Welcome

A Birthday Interview with a Baby of the Baby-Boomers

With optimism, here's a slightly different type of post from the perspective of a formerly high-risk for viruses baby boomer who lived to be 56 today!  I recently (just 10 minutes ago, while pouring my first cup of coffee) interviewed myself on my birthday (aka, today).  I hadn't even been up 15 minutes and my… Continue reading A Birthday Interview with a Baby of the Baby-Boomers

Going Gray

Ringing in my 888th post with some purse talk

When it comes to shopping, what rings true for you in 2020?  What rings true for you in 2022 would rhyme better than 2020, don't you agree? Silly me. Sigh, I don't know about you, but SOOOOOOO many things about shopping sound better than accepting much of what has transpired and happened to it in… Continue reading Ringing in my 888th post with some purse talk

Adventures

Journaling a sh*t show bathroom reveal

As I journal our renovating efforts of 2020, I'm reminded that every rental unit bathroom remodeling we've completed always starts out with us evaluating the sh*t show status left behind by the tenant. Sometimes, that tenant has put up with the 70s look for decades.  Despite their decorating efforts, some looks just have to go.… Continue reading Journaling a sh*t show bathroom reveal

Adventures · Cheers

How 2020 Tricked Me Into A Dry November

Tricked again.  Despite my efforts to stay on top of things, I've been tricked into some life changes.    I've been avoiding it like the Coronavirus.  As if this year wasn't bad enough, I've been tricked first off by software.  That's on top of my emotional tornadoes that have tricked me into someone I wasn't… Continue reading How 2020 Tricked Me Into A Dry November

Inspiration

Mrs. MIA Blogger

Mrs. (aka, Shelley your favorite MIA Blogger) is off looking for happiness inside her house where it's warm and cozy and where naps happen at a moment's notice. It used to be nice enough for the empty nest family to sit outside, but nope, not lately.  We're once again stuck inside missing our Vitamin D… Continue reading Mrs. MIA Blogger