2 be Bliss, as I dance along the road to Nirvana...

Hello everyone. 👋🏾 It's a chilly but relaxing evening in my cozy spot on the sofa. Hopefully you all are somewhere safe and you have everything you need. Today was a really good day for me. I have so much to be thankful for as it winds down: I talked to both my parents today.  I was able to help my dad with an ongoing issue that had been worrying him . Baby Bliss and her fiancé treated me to lunch today. We had a great time. I treated myself to a movie today. ( Proud Mary ) It wasn't what I expected but I enjoyed it. The forecast calls for snow to start in about 7 hours. I went to Aldi and Walmart before heading home. If I get snowed in, I'll have food to eat. My car has an almost-full tank of gas. I have a safe and warm place to live. I am aware that there are people in the world who currently lack necessities. Some of them may be people I know. My prayer is that if anyone who crosses my path needs help, I can assist or find an appropriate ...

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you are all safe, sound, and happy as the weekend slides your way. Despite the gloom of today's weather, I've been in a good mood. I talked to daddy several times today; he sounded tired but he was in good spirits. I also made the pasta salad for the party. It's chilling in the fridge until departure time when it will make the hour-long drive with me to Party Central. I'm also taking drinks and napkins. There can never be too many napkins at a party. It will be great if someone brings fried chicken or a really good dessert. Cheesecake, fruit tarts... If someone brings Napoleons, I'll be in heaven. (And probably Weight Watchers by Monday afternoon because I'll eat them all .) Aha! I remember what I came to tell y'all: I started a gratitude jar. Every night before bed, I write down a few things I'm thankful for on a half sheet of paper. Then I fold the paper and put it in the jar.  💕 ✍🏾 📃 It's just a ma...

How-do folks? It's early Thursday morning in my spot on the globe. Lately I've been up until the WEE wee hours, nodding off around 4 a.m. and sometimes 5 a.m. (Is that news  to anyone? Probably not.) I'm usually up by 10 or 10:30 a.m., which gives me five to six hours of sleep per 24-hour cycle. I find myself getting sleepy around 5 or 6 p.m. but I fight it because taking naps is a habit I try to avoid. Occasionally -- rarely -- I give in. Later today might be one of those days but I can't say for sure as I'm currently tired but not truly sleepy. Wednesday was a busy day spent with one of my neighbors. We started with me taking her to a doctor's appointment. (Lucky me, I scored a free blood glucose meter in the pharmacy. 👍 I've been wanting one for a while, so I can test periodically. Go here  548.  for why.) Our next stop was Target, to return an item I bought earlier this week and do a bit of shopping. My neighbor and I got separated in the...

I should be sleeping but my brain is spinning and grinding. Here are my musings: After much thought, I realized that I'm not as dismissive with the exes as I previously thought. Though the percentage still remains low in terms of who I still keep in touch with, it came to me that not all of them got the boot. Mr. Skittish and I are still friends and he's been a constant listening ear in the past month as well as a good resource for information when I was first dealing with my dad's situation at the beginning of December. There is also another guy who I had a couple of dates with that I'm still friendly with. We're linked on social media and we also exchange jokes and such in e-mail from time to time. So that adds two to the very small number of guys who remain in the "Cool Dudes" column. Of those two, I can't say either would get me anywhere near an altar but that would depend on what the terms were. Honestly, at my age, a man has to bri...

On a more serious note folks, I'm happy to say I've been talking to my daddy every day since he's been ensconced in his new digs. We usually talk three times daily but sometimes it's only once or twice because now that he's feeling better, he's making the rounds to mingle and mix with the other residents. If I can't catch him between lunch and dinner, I know I can catch him after dinner, before he goes to sleep. Sometimes he sounds really tired but he sounded strong and upbeat in our most recent conversation. He said he was watching football and eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. It made me happy to hear him that way, like his pre-stroke self. My gratitude overflows. Amen.

O' happy Sunday everyone! I hope you all brought in the new year safely and in good spirits. I was home alone, a bit maudlin but tis the season and all. Cooking has never been my forte but I did quite a bit of it this past week. A pot of bean soup (cannellini beans, carrots, kale, chicken, cumin, Himalayan salt) and a pan of cornbread that fed me for several days.  For my New Year's Eve dinner, I ate barbecue ribs, kale, and a slab of the cornbread. I also made a cake and topped it with a simple homemade icing. Martha Stewart won't be asking me to pop by but it was all tasty enough for me. 😋 Now let's get to today's business, shall we? This is the "What's New for 2018?" edition.  🎊 🎊 🎊 It has come to my attention that I will need to take a few steps back in order to move forward. Also that I'll have to give up something or someone from my past. Well alrighty then. Although I am a firm believer in omens and p...