I’m not a HUGE music fan, but I also can’t deny that there are some songs, that instantly turn my mood around, or amp it up when I’m already in my happy place. My daughter? She’s a huge music person, so there’s almost always music playing (or being sung, loudly) around the house. When I’m … Continue reading
When I was little my Grandma had an enormous Lilac bush in her back yard. When I was 10 we moved into a house, in NY, with Lilac bushes running the entire windowed length of the house. Each spring we’d open the windows and be inundated with the smell of Lilacs. It always reminded me of my Grandma. It’s … Continue reading
Some people, my husband included, say internet friends aren’t real, and you have to be careful of those “internet friends” because they could really be anyone, and you would never know. I call BS on that line of thinking. Some of my very best friends in the WHOLE world are internet friends. Most of them … Continue reading
I had to think long and hard about this I happy place, and then it dawned on me, one of my happiest places! The Internet. 🙂 The internet has been my life line, my income, my procrastinator, my publisher, my library, my accountability partner, my book club, my inspiration, my music hub, my TV, my … Continue reading
As much as I love books I love TV just as much. We live in the middle of nowhere, have no cable, and used to have 5 channels to watch. We had to watch our favorite shows at the time they were on or we were just S.O.L. It was a nightmare. (Yeah, I know, … Continue reading
I’m not a huge fan of video… but I do find myself smiling and feeling pretty good about some of some of the GoPro videos out there. Here’s one my husband showed me last night. I actually laughed out loud. This is one of the first ones I ever saw… it always gets my heart … Continue reading
It’s easy to think it’s complicated and takes a lot of time, and work to get to your Happy Place. It’s just not true. Getting to your happy place can be as simple as sitting down and petting your dog. Even simpler, just looking at your dog who you love very much, especially when she’s snuggling with … Continue reading
I used to get up as late as I possibly could and still get everyone moving and out the door in the morning. I ended up being frazzled, overwhelmed, rushed and that leads to yelling. Yes, we had many mornings filled with yelling. The one simple change I made was to start getting up 10 … Continue reading
