• Childhood,  Family,  Self Reflection,  The Adult Years

    What sound would you least like to hear if you are home alone?

    Home alone.  Do you remember that movie?  Quite the stretch, but seriously, when you are home alone are you scared, apprehensive, looking for someone to stay with you?  Or are you comfortable, confident, and hoping they don’t come home for a bit? Either way, what is the one sound that you would least like to hear? Simply? B R E A K I N G G L A S S It’s kind of apropos that this question arrived in my in-box today as just last night I had a night of unsettling sounds and interrupted sleep! Living alone poses its own issues – and blessings, but I rarely am worried…

  • Self,  Self Reflection

    What is the worst thing that has ever happened to you in a fitting room?

    Fitting rooms, dressing rooms, whatever you want to call them are in most clothing stores.  The majority of us have used them although there are some people I know who buy clothes and wait to try them on at home.  Today,  we are asking you to tell us what is the worst thing that ever happened to you in one. Do you have a story to share? I think probably the worst thing to happen to me, other than cruel self-judgment, was the time that my bra strap broke on one side. Just snapped. There was no repairing it. And the larger-breasted readers will empathize with me when I say…

  • Household,  Self

    What was the last thing you put in your Amazon cart?

    Online shopping. Before the pandemic, this was something some of us did but when we were all quarantined and couldn’t go into the stores,  we got used to ordering online.   Amazon stepped up and met the demand.  They became larger than ever.  Do you shop on Amazon?  What is the very last thing that you added to your cart? The last thing I added to my card is a trash container, one that has a lid. This is the first summer at the camper with a puppy and while she has been amazingly good, she loves paper.  Any kind of paper – towels, napkins.  She nabs them out of…