Goldilocks And The Three Diets

Goldilocks And The Three Diets

Goldilocks and the three diets. We all know Goldilocks, right? The girl in the story with the three bears. Papa, Mama and Baby. Well, this Goldilocks is hanging out with the three diets. Moderation (Papa), Restriction (Mama) and Just Right (baby).  Goldilocks woke up one 

Dreams are weird

Dreams are weird

The days fly by, I count them with the plop of the retainer cleaner. One blue glass at a time. One blue glass a day. One day. One day. One week. One month. It’s crazy. The time. It flies.  A whirl of colors. A whirl 

Don’t Put Me In The Age Cage

Don’t Put Me In The Age Cage

Act your age. Dress your age. Expectations? Because it’s always been that way? Who decided? What does that even mean?  Act your age – what age? How am I supposed to act. What does 56 acting look like? Dress your age – what age? How 

Flaws, scars and imperfections

Flaws, scars and imperfections

Flaws, scars and imperfections We are told we aren’t skinny enough. We are told we aren’t pretty enough. We’ve heard the -she would be so pretty if she just lost weight -comment. It’s been with us forever. It’s blasted on social media. It’s ingrained in 

California

California

California   We talked about life We talked about love We drank coffee and we drank beer We listened to music and smoked cigarettes We laughed out loud and we took selfies We weren’t afraid to say I love you We weren’t afraid to tell 

Always listen to your gut…

Always listen to your gut…

Always trust your gut… I was 15 or 16 years old. I was in 9th or 10th grade. Athletes had to get a yearly sports physical done in order to be able to participate in sports. I missed the sports physical that year when they 

Tattoos and Best Friends

Tattoos and Best Friends

I was 17. I thought I was 25. I thought I was a badass. My best friend and I and our best friend at the time, Jack Daniels, took a little road trip to Rapid City, from our hometown of Pierre. Tattoo time, because we 

Burn It Down

Burn It Down

I hit send. The email notifying my clients. It was time to burn it down. Bittersweet. Then I went and bought a necklace, a crystal stone. Time. I gave myself the gift of time. Time does not stand still. Time flies. We usually don’t get 

A glimpse, cemeteries and birthdays.

A glimpse, cemeteries and birthdays.

April 18, 2020 Coffee, thoughts, music and birthdays. The coffee is strong this morning.  The thoughts are coming fast and furious.  The music is mixed. The birthdays are happy and sad.  The coffee has half and half The thoughts are contemplative and disordered The music 

journal entry – april 16, 2020

journal entry – april 16, 2020

Today’s random thoughts — April 16, 2020 The silence is loud. The only things I hear are the furnace, the birds and the words in my head. The words are formed but not in any readable order. They are just there, rolling around and banging