My Black is NOT Cracking.

I'm not Aging. I'm appreciating in value!

At the beginning of every year I have a ritual.  I get a new notebook.  Nothing fancy.  A spiral bound notebook.  It’s usually orange, black or green. My accounting background will not allow me to write in a red notebook!  Those who know me would be able to confirm that there is always a notebook …

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Many of us spent a great deal of 2020, isolated and alone.  For some, stress and anxiety were the only constant companions in 2020.  The sad reality is pretty obvious.  It is not going to get better overnight.  In fact, it is highly likely that it will get worse before it gets better.  But, it …

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So, I started this new position with the TV production company I have been employed by for almost nine years now.  I was given an opportunity to move into the production side from the business affairs office.  There really wasn’t an option as my position was being eliminated, but it was also a new opportunity …

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How to: 2020 Holiday Edition – How to stay safe and sane this holiday season!

I know.  You must be thinking, “As if 2020 didn’t suck enough, here she comes with this BS attempt to ruin our Christmas! I would never!  I am definitely not trying to be the Grinch that Stole Christmas! (For those that celebrate!) This post may also be a little late.  But, better late than never! …

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Dried Up Hand Sanitizer Hands? Check out this post for information and a DIY remedy!

And no, they are not new Disney characters! Recently, one of my subscribers (and old friend…not old, old, but old as in been around a long damn time!) mentioned that in middle age, she was suddenly suffering from eczema and if I recall correctly, either an increased issue with asthma or newly developed asthma.  I …

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I know many of us women have for years been robbed of our precious sleep due to hormones.  I don’t know about you, but for me, it started with night sweats.  I was in my thirties and waking up several times a night drenched.  I couldn’t wake the spouse up and change the sheets, so …

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I started writing this post earlier this week and finished it Friday night.  Obviously, this was prior to the historic announcement that Biden would be our next president and that, Kamala Harris, a WOMAN and a woman of color, would be the next Vice President.  Was I surprised? No.  I believed that a huge segment …

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black and gray corded devices

Recently, I noticed that it was taking far fewer hair- pins to pin curl my hair at night.  I have to admit, I was more than a little concerned when I noticed.  Not only that, the ponytail I would be sporting by day three after the salon, was feeling a little light.  I asked my …

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