I tend to live in organized chaos until I can’t take it anymore. Then I purge and throw out an entire van’s trunk filled with unused items. That’s what I did this weekend. I watched the documentary “The Minimalists – Less is Now. Then I began going through my dresser of clothes and about half …

Now that I’m over a month into my fall semester of graduate school, I’m beginning to feel the pressure and anxiety that goes along with homework reading and assignments.  Add to that my work and family obligations.  Specifically I’m thinking about my daughter’s second grade learning, her extracurricular activities, my family meals to plan, an …

Today is World Poetry Day.  How cool is that? I never knew this day existed.  That is terrible since I love to write and read poetry. I’ve been a poet since age ten.  That’s when I wrote my first poem.  I entered it into a school contest and won first prize. I still enjoy writing …

I have been thinking a lot lately about what pets add to the household.  My husband’s dad and step-mom recently visited and bought my two girls’ two pet guinea pigs.  I didn’t know what to expect with these furry rodents but we’re all really taken with them. They are actually very sweet and sit still …

People say that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.  In other words, by cooking a great meal, you can win over the love of a male. I say that the same goes for a woman.  In fact, I’m more in love with my husband these days than ever before! Ever since …

My city and community have faced a terrible disaster this week.  A severe rainstorm dropped over 26 inches of rain in some parts of this northwest Florida region on April 29 and April 30, 2014. The rainfall totals beat previous tropical storm and hurricane rain amounts that have come through this region.  In fact the …