17 Years Without a Drink – I am Too Sober For This

Yesterday, we were in the car and we saw a woman smoking in a car next to us. “Mama, why do people smoke?” “Well, some people like the way it tastes or makes them feel.” “You used to smoke, mama?” “I did. I liked it a lot for a period of time and then I …

Middle-Aged Feminism

Are you like me when it comes to dealing with (most) men these days? HI. Hi. Instead of that 24/7, I'm trying to channel that energy into more positive, productive messages. But these men make it DIFFICULT. All day every day, I see little things men do and say to women that are awful. To varying …

In defense of the quitters

The word quit gets a bad rap. The mere thought of quitting makes some folks break out in hives.  You know QUITTERS NEVER WIN AND WINNERS NEVER QUIT and so on and so forth. Well, I'm here in defense of the quitters.  I'm here to say I'm a quitter and quitters do quit and are …