It's been rough, mi gente.
Something’s Missing.
Let's allow the song (incredible) and its lyrics (poignantly on the mark) to speak for themselves. And to speak for me. https://youtu.be/gWl7b9YA-T4
The Watched Pot.
Never boils. Specifically: A watched pot never boils. Time moves slowly when you're waiting or watching for something to happen. I've been thinking about those words this week, specifically because my mother said them to me on the phone. During our conversation a few days ago, I hinted at one of the major Worries for a …
where have you been all my life?
She's gone blonde. Yes, dear reader, after years and years on the darker side of the color wheel, I decided to make a big Year of 40 change and go blonde. My hair is now a honey blonde hue and I love it something awful. Initially after the coloring, as you can see in some …
Fabu Fashion Sunday: Saturday Bloom
Hey, y'all. So a good friend of mine threw a beautiful get-together yesterday with a lovely theme: Bloom Where You Are Planted. It was a company of women sharing their favorite quotes or scriptures, dressed or accessorized in a floral theme, ready to swap $3 gifts, and overall gathering together to encourage, uplift, and upbuild. …
altogether different and wondrous.
That's how I describe the air in a museum. It's just a wholly amazing atmosphere and I'm always here for it. Yesterday, my girls and I headed downtown into Dallas and I finally, finally visited the Dallas Museum of Art. I've lived here for two years and have been aiming to go ever since I …
oh hey, 2019.
Another new year, another exercise in writing "2018" on everything until mid-April. Here's to weird year typos and just making it through this new 365, one moment at a time.
Five Top Fives.
Faves, like to hear it, here it go (in no particular order): Top Five Singers/Musicians/Artists I've Loved For All Time Michael Jackson Whitney Houston Stevie Wonder Diana Ross James Taylor Top Five Actresses I Love and Adore and Just Love and Adore Cate Blanchett Viola Davis Diane Lane Tracee Ellis Ross (purely coincidental that my …
there, there, my little cabbage.
I've never actually believed in retail therapy. If you're not into shopping anyway (hello, me), the idea of massaging a bad day or a sad mood by walking around a store or even engaging in window shopping wouldn't be the first thing on the list. But the comedy of life is that retail therapy is …
*distant sobbing*
The current state of things. Winter is weird. Le sigh. Happy Monday, dear reader.
This Square Peg. 