What’s Your Excuse? Web Makes Support Easy
What does it mean to be a white, female, 21-year-old American? It feels pretty gross at times. I share an apartment with another white, female, 21-year-old American who studies biology and psychology at CCU. I don’t make enough money through jobs at school to cover my...
(Re)Invoking the Ocean of Creativity: My 5 Steps
Lately the rapids of my creative waters have softened... That wonderful body of imagination that usually overflows and feels as though it may drown me in a wealth of words and concepts has become more of a creek… gently flowing through my mind, every so often brushing...
Fill Your Nest with You
I have found a way to fill up my empty nest that's been most satisfying. I fill up my empty nest with me. My thoughts, my ideas, my life. I am finding out how great it is to be able to put my needs and desires first, and how great it feels to be turning towards a new...
I am giving you all the silent treatment
And I wish someone would give it right back to me. I am declaring that my creative space, my life, my waking and sleeping hours are filled with too much noise, too many distractions that are keeping me from what I should be doing. Want to be doing. I have had it and...
“The Power of a Moment” — Part II
We all have good moments and bad. If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the years, it’s that out of the bad comes the good. I’ve struggled through many hardships in my life, and with each one, I can tell you that when I took the leap to move past whatever was...
Some Attitudes Have Changed For the Better Since I Was In My Teens. Do You Agree?
I was a teen in 1950’s. Were You Around In the 1940s 50s and 60s? If So, Did you see many pregnant tummies being shown off on the street or in a restaurant or at an event, etc? When I was carrying my wonderful son, David, in 1968, which isn’t really that long ago, I...
Commitment – “REAL” Actors – The Cast & Crew Of “Dixiewood”
The past few weeks have been a little unnerving in producing and casting my webseries, Dixiewood. The thing that irks me about this is the same thing that has gotten under my skin for years both in and outside of the entertainment industry. The sense of...
“Houston, We Have a Problem”
Would YOU be capable of handling a real crisis on the phone? This writer is not sure, with all of her education, experience in dealing with patients, clients and victims/survivors, whether her knowledge and common sense would effectively apply in all situations. Could...
Checks and Balances?
What if America became a true democracy? Could you imagine? What if you became your own representative? No more politicians, no more lobbyists, no more PACs. Just a justice system and law enforcement. What if you were able to read a proposed act and vote from your...
The Opinionated Bitch on Paula Deen and Type II Diabetes
This week, the Queen of Southern Cuisine, Paula Deen, revealed to the world that she was diagnosed with Type II Diabetes - AND THE CROWD GOES WILD (but not in a good way). Celebrity Chef Anthony Bourdain roundly criticized her saying, "When your signature dish is...
Listening to Your Teen
In my talks with teens, I have learned one valuable lesson. Teens are smart and savvy. They know more than most adults give them credit for. They just might not know how to convey it. Yes, most adults know more about life and have much more experience than a teen....
The Lure of Digital Crack; Smartphone Addicts
Addiction? To Your Smartphone...? Even as many of you out there shake your head in shock, grasping even tighter to that little device in your hand or perhaps eyes quickly surveying the room to ensure your particular electronic device of choice (iPhone, ...
