I have always been a money-saver. When shopping for my wants and needs, I always look for a sale. This does not make me cheap; this makes me frugal. I don’t mind spending money- I just love a good deal. I’m also really good at saving money. When I am saving for something- be it a piece of clothing, a…
This is OUR Year!
Summer 2021 Bucket List
We are officially one week into Summer 2021. Summer is my favorite season for so many reasons- the weather, the sunshine, the relaxed mood. This year I have created a Summer Bucket List to help me make sure I don’t waste of minute of the great months ahead. Go on a picnic– with basket and blanket Redecorate my bedroom– make…
Living Alone After Three Decades
This year is definitely a time of discovering who I really am and who and what I really want in my life. I am looking forward to what is revealed in the next several months- so far, so good great! Today marks two months that I have had my house all to myself. Let me tell you, it has been…
A Mother’s Pride is Year Round
On the day of my son’s birth, I touched his little chin and told him that he was going to be my buddy. During the past twenty years since that day we have made that prediction a reality. We have always been very close, and we share the same sense of humor (Thanks, Mom) and many of the same interests. …
Family Vacation with My Ex- Part 2
I am currently on Day #5 of a family vacation with my ex, and I am realizing new things every day. Here are just a few: #1 I can and will do just about anything to make my kids happy. Since we come to the beach on vacation every summer, it was a given that summer 2021 was not going…
A Family Vacation with My (Soon-to-Be) Ex: “It’ll Be Fine”, I Said…
I am currently on a family vacation with my soon-to-be ex-husband (like in one month!), and I have started this blog post three times. The first time I came off as a little bitchy, and the second time I came off as too philosophical. With this third start, I decided F-it. I’m just going to be real. When my soon-to-be ex (who…
A Place to Relax the Soul
If I had to choose one location to stay for the rest of my life, it would have to be on a beach along the Gulf. There is something about sitting with your feet in the sand, holding a cool drink in your hand, feeling a warm breeze, and listening to the waves as they crash that calms my soul. …
Sun-Kissed
Like many people, I think I look my best with a healthy tan. Yes, I know that sounds like an oxymoron, but I don’t care. I am a child of the 70s and 80s who ran around outside and swam in pools and hung out at the beach from June until August and never wore any sunscreen. Baby oil, of course,…
Taking on a New Role
This next, best chapter of my life has me taking on a new role: a divorced woman. Wow. That is strange to type, even though my soon-to-be-ex husband and I have been separated for five months already. I have been through so much in the past sixteen months, and for the most part I have shared what has been happening…
Behind the Smile
These two pictures are similar in many ways. In both pictures I am doing something I really enjoy. In the one on the left, I am sitting in a beach chair in my favorite place. I can almost smell the Gulf and feel the warm breeze just by looking at the picture. Plus- look how tan I am! I had…