Finding out you have won enough votes to be the Homecoming Chief or Princess at Florida State University must be a life-changer. As the winner, you have so many events to look forward to: riding in the parade as “royalty,” being presented to the crowd at the Pow Wow event the night before the game, […]
Five Minute Friday: PROVIDE
Today’s prompt: PROVIDE I grabbed the sunrise picture above this morning at around 7:20, when I was making coffee in the middle of a work shift that had started at 4 a.m. When I used to run, sunrise runs in this neighborhood were the best. I would think “this will never end. I will never […]
5 Ways to Make the Most Out of Twitter
I forget sometimes that some people don’t use Twitter. It’s so embedded into the way I interact with the world, I am usually a little shocked when someone says, “I don’t have a clue about Twitter and don’t want to learn.” Twitter is not for everyone, and has changed over the years. It’s a meaner, […]
$100 Starbucks Gift Card Giveaway!
Besides the Starbucks part of this image, I love the pastels. They make me think of spring, Easter, and renewal. We are spending Easter weekend in Riverview (near Tampa), burying Wayne and Barb’s (my in-laws) ashes. A weekend less bunnies and Peeps than reflection and legacy, but we will be together as an extended family, […]
Five Minute Friday: TIRED
Today’s prompt: TIRED I have been getting up exceptionally early the last week or so. I used to start working (freelance, from home, blessedly) at around 6:45. Now I am getting things underway around 5. It is a recipe for being tired, and I’m having a small challenge convincing my body to get to sleep […]
A Candy Bar in the ICU
Tenley and I had to stop for gas en route to UF Health in the earliest hours of Christmas Day. I had been told by an ICU nurse “if it were my mom I would come,” so we drove as rapidly as we could to Gainesville. In addition to the gas, I bought a Baby […]