It’s early morning and I’m trying to get enough coffee in me so that I can properly function. Apparently, I’ve never met that threshold but I keep trying nonetheless. My sweet Aunt Ruby came to spend the night with me last night so that she can be here with Mama so that I can help …
Something New
A friend recently told me about her idea to turn her property into an event center. Those who know me well know that made my heart skip a beat. Planning events is my jam. I believe I am good at it and I really enjoy it. I blame that on my mama and raising me …
Chasing Sunsets
I believe that life is a series of epiphanies that bring us to where we are supposed to be. Sometimes we have to endure the same epiphany like it’s new until we finally get it. I don’t have brain damage (unless you count the two concussions) that would make me learn things at a slower …
What Matters?
When I was in college, I had dreams of becoming a high powered attorney living in a big city with a big house, a fancy car, and the perfect life. While I was at my part time, minimum wage job, I would daydream of the day I could look around me and see my dreams …
Full Moon Blogging
Most everyone who knows me or reads any of my posts knows that I have a very difficult relationship with sleep. Most of the time, my body wants me to wake up long before its actually time to get up. This means that I'm usually awake while darkness still blankets the earth. Today was one …
Feeding the Cat
This week has been a roller coaster of emotions, whirlwind of things to do, and all around stressful. With Mama being in the hospital, we've worried about Boy, the 27 1/2-pound anti-social cat. Boy can't be boarded after his last event with the vet's office. In fact, I'm sure they hate to see him coming …
Fragility
I’m sitting in a hospital room listening to the whizzing noise of a bi-pap machine. The room smells clean and sterile, and the air is cool. I hear voices in the hallway and carts rolling by with nurses hurrying to take care of their patients. The seconds on the clock tick slowly by and the …
Hot Garbage
I preface this post with this…I know that it can be worse and I know many were not as fortunate as I. But I feel like hot garbage. The kind that’s been rummaged through by rabid raccoons on a hot August day. For the second time in this pandemic, I have COVID. The first round …
This Part of the Story
I’ve recently made a big push to try and build my following. I’ve posted on my personal social media pages, my author social media pages, and even paid for advertising. I posted in local discussion groups and my high school alumni group. I know success isn’t built overnight but right now I’m feeling like there’s …
My Words
Sometimes we never know how the kindness that we give will ever be returned to us. That’s why we should always choose kindness over anything else. Who wants meanness and grumpiness returned? Lord knows I don’t. I may not always throw kindness like confetti but for the times that I do, I can only pray …
Messpot Diaries 