Social media informs, today is National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day and might I be so bold as to offer a BIG HUG and a few million from the hers and hims, the they and them, the rich, the poor, the big, the small, the able, the broken, the mighty, the meek the nice & the …

To my right was a smidge too loud tv, set upon a station of insistent news, with the smiling yappers of doom and gloom doing their best to remind me of the need to be afraid. Directly in front of me stood the coffee cafe with it’s enthusiastic employees, devout patrons and pleasant music & …

Some days, I wake up with absolutely nothing. Nothing to write, nothing to say, no sort of inspiration or really anything at all rolling through my brain, Just a whole lotta eh. eh & I honestly can’t figure out why but, this looks to be one of THOSE. So. Instead of offering empty babbles, I …

Aren’t they AWESOME ?? The people who know me best found, wrapped and gifted these beauties for Christmas and  !! I LOVE !! I dooooooo ! 🙂 ! But as I oh sooooo carefully went to open them a week ago Saturday, I did this Totally a knucklehead-ed move on my part as I was …

The greeter at the front desk was there, smiling, chatting, doing her thing. The lady near the elevators who’s hawkish eyes make SURE no one steps into the next level without a clip-on pass ? Yep. Her too. And the young man with curly hair and stylish clothes who helped navigate our after here moves …

I call it ‘My Every Day Happy Book’ and it began with a thought Daughter placed into my head way back in January of 2017. Jot down one pleasant moment thought gesture person anything into a journal each day, all year. hmmmm Sounds easy and incredibly doable, right ?? Guess what ?? IT IS ! …

Well here we are, 2019, the eve before the  !! BIG COUNTDOWN !! where you and I will part ways, where you become my past-tense. And normally at this time of year, I get all mushy-mushy with my words of goodbye and all promise-y promise-y with my vows of hello. It’s here where I solemnly …

My wish for you on this most awesome morning, is the domino effect of a smile. That tiny, glow-y, I can do it allllll feeling when the stars align, the world treats you kind, the universe feels right. That. Do that. Enthusiastically be THAT. Today. Tomorrow & every day that follows. Believe in yourself. Please …

Repeated, because today is their birthday ♥ ♥ – – – – – – – – – We were gathered at the table having dinner, when Mom let out a startled ooooh ! & after a flurry of fussing, Grandfather was called to watch the kids as Parents ventured off to the hospital. It was …

Ok. I lied. But to understand my mood of this day, one must reread the poem I solemnly swore I would share only Once. Each. Year. So. Well. Yeah. Here you go … The Good News & waaaaaa. Those Chicago Bears are out of the playoffs and I woke up super bummed. Now before you go …