Today’s prompt: REGRET There’s a saying (I’m paraphrasing) that “you regret all the shots you didn’t take” — something a sports star said. There are some shots I don’t regret not taking. I don’t regret making some career choices that kept me closer to home and more available to my children. I don’t regret letting […]
Eliminating the Dinner Dilemma with World Port Seafood
I received product and compensation in exchange for this post. Chef Wayne comes with the deal no matter how I feel about it. Otherwise, all thoughts are my own! How many times have you said “I don’t know what to have for dinner”? If you’re like Wayne and me, you’ve lost count. Our dinner quandary […]
Five Minute Friday: BEAUTY
Welcome to this week’s Five Minute Friday. Our instructions, via creator Kate Motaung: “Write for five minutes on the word of the week. This is meant to be a free write, which means: no editing, no over-thinking, no worrying about perfect grammar or punctuation.” Today’s prompt: BEAUTY Many things about my mom’s life between December 11, when she […]
Resist Trendy: Invest for the Long Term
This post is sponsored by the Florida Prepaid College Board, through my role as a Believer Blogger. All thoughts are my own. How Important is it to be Trendy? I was in a conversation online recently with a friend who mentioned the term “trend adjacent.” I am always interested in new terminology; this was no […]
Five Minute Friday: WHY
Welcome to this week’s Five Minute Friday. Our instructions, via creator Kate Motaung: “Write for five minutes on the word of the week. This is meant to be a free write, which means: no editing, no over-thinking, no worrying about perfect grammar or punctuation.” Today’s prompt: WHY “Why aren’t you crying harder?” This is the worry the author […]
Mom’s Challenge
The first time I saw Michelle Kwan skate in person, it was her first year skating as a senior at the national level. This was at the US Figure Skating Championships in Detroit, in 1994 (yes, there was a quite noteworthy event that occurred at that championship). She was so young. I don’t mean chronologically […]