I grew up in a home with an abusive dad. I guess that I got pretty lucky because I only had to deal with him for 10 years of my life before she was out of the picture. My mom, on the other hand, was married to him for about 25 years. Throughout that time
I’m fairly sure that I live my life chronically dehydrated. Between all the coffee and tea that I drink, along with the adult beverages I consume, coupled with my general inability to remember to drink water throughout the day, it seems apparent that I’m not keeping enough moisture in my body. I often feel sluggish
I learned a lot over the last few years, however for one, we are a lot more fragile than I realized; And that goes for our whole way of life! The pandemic went a long way to waking me up to a bit more reality that maybe I entirely wanted, but spending all those hours
We hope you are keeping moderate this winter as the weather has been honestly frigid for a lot of months now. There are a lot of ways to stay moderate in a home, from a wonderful fire in the dining room oven to just wearing a lot of clothes. My pal and I like to
I’m not sure if everyone has this problem, or if I simply have an addictive personality, but I can’t handle the introduction of caffeine in my life. Since my teenager years I have had a bad caffeine habit that I regularly reset and restart, time and time again. It starts with an innocent cup of
I am so tired of my phone going off. I remember many years ago when cell phones first emerged in our modern way of life and I was excited to receive phone calls and text messages all day. It was always entertaining to text with my friends and to exchange conversations with my closest associates.
I am so tired of my iPhone going off. I remember numerous years ago when cell iPhones first emerged in our current way of life and I was excited to receive iPhone calls and messages all afternoon. It was consistently entertaining to text with my friends and to exchange conversations with my closest associates. The
One of my neighbors and her partner just had a baby, she is a teacher and she is a woodworker, but my pal and I spend a lot of time hanging out with them on the weekends and have gotten to know a lot about custom furniture. Mark has regularly enjoyed building custom furniture, but
When I checked the mail last week, I found that I had been summoned to jury duty, however i have never acquired such mail, so I was shocked in addition to confused, and when I looked at the date of the jury duty, I was even more confused! How did I get jury duty on
Have you ever considered changing jobs because the workplace is uncomfortable? I never thought I would be thinking of doing just that but I simply can’t put up with my workspace any longer. When I took the job nearly fifteen years ago I assumed that I would stay there through retirement. I work for the
I love my in-laws, and it’s such a relief that we get along well. I really wasn’t sure what we were going to think of each other because they come from a much wealthier place than I do, and I was afraid they would look down on my upbringing. However, I’ve been delightfully surprised to
I am quite handy and have successfully managed a great deal of renovation projects. I’ve replaced the windows and doors in my home, refinished hardwood floors and updated the light fixtures. I’ve torn down old plaster and lath walls and ceilings, added insulation and installed brand new drywall. I’ve updated the power outlets and reconfigured
As a state trooper, I am always experiencing a lot of different situations. I’ve helped a lot of people, caught bad guys harming our community as well as I have written a lot of tickets. Speaking of tickets last Monday I pulled over five people from going fifteen to twenty miles over the speed limit.
He did not charge us very much because it was the one they had put in there We just purchased a new home. I was very happy about our new home. I thought it meant new beginnings for us. It meant we could finally start a family. My pal and I could make our house
For the past five years I have been complaining heartily about my residing situation. I never expected that I would get to this distant location plus immediately regret all of my decisions. However, it seems as though I made a large mistake when I decided to pack up my life plus relocate to a up-to-date