Happy New Year!
Let’s make it a great year! We made it! #grateful
The Holidays Are Here!
Do not be afraid to set boundaries and defend them. Do what you need to keep yourself sane. Only the people who you are better off not having in your life will try to argue against this wisdom.
Some Relationships Are Not Forever, and That is a Good Thing
Some relationships are worth cutting out of your life. Trust me on this.
Thought for the Day
Chicks Are Baby Chickens
Some men need to hear and remember this! This post is a longer version of a tweet I sent out on Sunday via the Joss Group Twitter account (@thejossgroup.com). I am filing this in the Wisdom category on the blog here because it really is important. Do not use the word “chick” or “chicks” to refer to anything but baby chickens. Any other use of the words is demeaning. Full stop. Women are women. Chicks are baby chickens. The two…
Free to Be, Free to Become
As water takes whatever shape it is in,
So free may you be about who you become.
A Look Inside the Process of Writing and Editing the Declaration of Independence and Thoughts on the Pursuit of Happiness
Jefferson is saying, in 1776, every American had the right to decide for themselves what will make their lives better and not be under the thumb of some old, rich, out-of-touch White guy living thousands of miles away. And, here, today, in the United States of America, this assertion is still a vitally important concept.
Everybody Has Arms!
I am a big fan of the online and TV shopping enterprise QVC, and one of the hosts, Carolyn Gracie, said something on a show which really resonated with me. This summer I was watching a show where she was selling clothing for women, including (it being summer) several tops without sleeves, and she was busy showing them off, chatting all the while. She is business as usual, moving the clothing around on rack, talking about the colors, the fabrics,…
Pondering Some of the Last Minute Activity on the Titanic
I have to admit there have been times in the last few years (talking about my life during these past few years of COVID) when I contemplated scenes from second half the 1997 blockbuster movie Titanic. Specifically, I mean the scenes where the ship musicians just play on while people are trying to get off the ship, and the situation is dire. For some, these scenes would seem idiotic. I mean, really, playing music with death and destruction all around?…
Girl, Stop Saying “I Think.”
A friend of mine in her mid 20s told me QVC is launching a clothing line with Rachel Hollis, blogger and author of Girl, Wash Your Your Face and Girl, Stop Apologizing. My friend had mentioned it to me because I am, I admit, a big fan of QVC and a long-time customer. By the way, QVC has a bookmarker page up on its site for the line, apparently the launch is set for sometime later this Spring. My friend…