Have you ever followed the instructions on a shampoo bottle? Has anyone (in normal circumstances) actually rinsed and repeated? It doesn’t tell you how many times to do that. You could actually do that forever, if you follow the bottle literally. Rinse and repeat ad nauseam. How long have you ever actually left conditioner on... Continue Reading →

I have a friend who hates taking pills of any kind. When she has a bad headache and I offer ibuprofen, she shrugs it off saying "Oh I hate taking pills." Then continues to squeeze her head in her hands like a vice, hoping that will help. This same friend also has digestive issues, and... Continue Reading →

They say a picture is worth a thousand words.  But what they don't tell you is, which words?  Like this picture I posted. It looks like a pretty sunrise, right? And it is. If I put the caption 'Life is good' underneath it, you'd probably think I was already having a great day, and the... Continue Reading →

If you wear glasses, perhaps you've experienced the pain of getting a scratch across your line of vision. That happened to me recently. At first I kept thinking it was a hair from my fringe that had gone rogue, because with curly hair you just never know. It has a mind of its own.  I... Continue Reading →

I love the illustrative story about a grandpa and grandma who went to visit their grandchildren. Each afternoon Grandpa would lie down for a nap. One day, as a practical joke, the kids decided to put Limburger cheese spread in his mustache. Soon after, he awoke sniffing. “Why, this room stinks!" he exclaimed as he... Continue Reading →

Have you ever left a dish overnight, and in the morning you were faced with all the dried and crusted remains of whatever food was on it? Maybe it was a pan of brownies (black bean are the best!) or a stack of plates of spaghetti, or maybe bowls of beef stew. Or worse, cups... Continue Reading →

Have you ever been discouraged? Like negative things just keep happening one after the other: you sleep through your alarm, then you burn breakfast, get caught in traffic which makes you even LATER, get yelled at for being late, forget your wallet and lunch at home, snap at a co-worker because you're hangry, come home... Continue Reading →

I have done a lot of stupid things in my life. Some of them because of foolish youthfulness, some because of ignorance, some due to zeal without knowledge, and some from being over-tired. Once in Zambia I got tired of the state of our garden, and dove in full force without gloves to weed it.... Continue Reading →

When I was about 10 years old, my sister and I were playing outside with our friends. We were at their house just down the block, and our ball went into the bushes by their garage. My sister did not know these were rose bushes, and when she went to retrieve the ball, she got... Continue Reading →

I recently traveled by myself to NC for a ladies retreat. (Yes, the one where I lost my phone in the ocean.) Jimmy and I are not apart a lot, and I find that when he is not with me, I miss him!  While walking through the airport, I saw an older couple holding hands,... Continue Reading →