I could walk around all day, Every. Single. Day. with music in my ears. Not very practical, but my oh my, it sure would be wonderful. Those treasured songs on my playlist keep me sane and balanced, they really do & just in case you are wondering ! nope ! it’s not all Barry Manilow, …

These are the words I offer every time March 1st rolls around. A Shared Day & yep, go ahead, I’ll wait … they’re worth the time to read … if I do say so myself 🙂 He’s 90 today, ya know. Nine decades old. I’ve known him for thisclose to 63 and Dad is what …

I just experienced the strangest dream, the type of dream that hovers and hangs and decides to stick around for a few & ick. I can feel it’s eeriness all around me, so please pardon today’s blog, as I need to think, decipher and yep, write … _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ …

Let me see if I can sum up our one-sided conversation, 2 a.m. gifts. birthdays. 90. Mom. spaghetti. traditions. old friends. missed souls. tears. mean words. anger. help. Jesus. shhhh. walking. our father. should i? why? ticktock. time. hairdo. happy. Barry songs. Collin edits. appointments. poems. today, tomorrow … hmmm. seems there was so much …

Everyone’s talking about you, ya know, ’cause if you haven’t yet realized, TODAY is Tuesday, 2-22-22 and that, my friend, sounds like your kind of fun. ! ! ! ! ! weeeeee ! ! ! ! ! So, to honor such a cool event, I’ll repeat the words I’ve written about your amazing-ness ALL THE TIME 428 …

I’ve committed this day to Collin. Collin and the BIG BALD Tree, that is. It’s the 7th story in my I Am My Feelings series and it’s a goodie !! if I do say so myself. 🙂 Trouble is, as much as I adore the process of creating and shaping the thoughts in my brain …

Forgive … Forget … You make it sound SO. EASY. Forgive and Forget … But truth be told ?? I tend to hang on tight to grudges, to humphs, to THAT’S IT. I’M DONE. And yep, oftentimes stubbornness is my very worse enemy. So as I sat at a memorial service yesterday, for a someone who …

Stop me if you’ve heard these words before (yep. you’ve heard these words before) but when the universe lines up ever so perfectly to remind me I am EXACTLY where I’m supposed to be ?? Repeat I MUST & this all begins with YOU, ya know. Nicey YOU showing up each day to read these …

Little did Sister know as she text this early morning goodie I was walking a fine line with meh. Not mad, not sad, not humph or urgh, not up or down or ecstatic or overjoyed, just plain ol’, ever so random But as that yummy first cup of coffee kicked in, I realized all the …

The words are stuck in my head, refusing to leave, demanding to be acknowledged. HEART. ATTACK. & when I heard, I went numb. LIFE. SUPPORT. SAYING. GOODBYE. DONATING. ORGANS. Nephew’s buddy. A guy who became an honorary member of our family simply by showing up and having fun. An avid Chicago Bears fan who because …