Author Archives: Nodebud5512
Super-Dad to the Rescue
I got everything I ever wanted for my sixth birthday. I got a silk-like, sky-blue nightgown with ruffles. I got to go to the county fair. I got to eat cotton candy. And I got to ride the Tilt-A-Whirl to my heart’s content – which means I rode the Tilt-A-Whirl until my brain swam Tilt-A-Whirl… Continue Reading
I Don’t Do Facebook
Okay, here’s the thing: When I offered to stalk your crush on Facebook for you, I was kidding. I don’t actually stalk people on Facebook. I don’t do Facebook. Or Twitter. Why not? Because… 1.) I have enough trouble keeping up with my email. Facebook and Twitter are email on crack. 2.) I take my… Continue Reading
The Benefit of the Doubt
Remember when I said (in my last blog posting) that I give my friends the benefit of the doubt because they are my friends? Well, first, let me define “friend”. A friend is someone who loves you, someone who would be there if you really needed them, someone who’s honest with you, wants what’s best… Continue Reading
Avoiding Drama With Your BFF (and Everybody Else)
I learned back in middle school not to take someone else’s word for who or how another person is. Had I not learned that lesson early, and decided to choose my friends – or not – based solely on my own experiences with a person, I would’ve missed out on a friendship that was most… Continue Reading
Sentimental vs. Stylish
I’m cleaning up my website, which is a lot like cleaning up my room (translation: not that much fun) and I’ve realized that this little story, as much as I love it, can’t continue to have its own page on my new website. Well…it can, but I won’t end up with the pretty, well-organized room… Continue Reading
Happy Anniversary
I couldn’t find a card I liked — I never can when I really need to! SOOOoooo, here I am, in the hope that this will do: Happy anniversary, with love and gratitude, to my husband who has — miraculously! — managed to put up with me for the past 15+ years, most of which… Continue Reading
What’s Not to Love?
I love my home state of Kentucky: rolling bluegrass, four-board fences, magnificent thoroughbreds galloping along the horizon—what’s not to love? For the most part, folks here are friendly and polite. Men still open doors for ladies, and call us “ma’am” or “sugar” or “honey”—I am not offended by this; I am charmed. Women gladly… Continue Reading
Grrrrrrrrr.
One of the symptoms of my unbalanced life is that I tend to get worn down and sick. I also tend to try treating/ healing myself first, before I allow my doctor to have a go at it. Which means that I have usually gotten a lot sicker by the time I call my doctor’s… Continue Reading
Glass Friendships
Life is a juggling act. I think we can all agree on that. We all struggle to juggle careers, finances, households, and personal relationships. Author James Patterson took this analogy a step further, explaining that careers, finances, and households are the rubber balls in our juggling act: If we drop them, they’ll bounce back—eventually. But… Continue Reading