A Girl in the Real World

It's November 1st.  Halloween has been fully celebrated (I'm still recovering) so now it's time to focus on Thanksgiving and Ch...

People! It is officially my birthday month! Two months ago, I told everyone want I want for my birthday this year. For my 36th birthd...

It's the 4th of July. My Facebook and Instagram account are full of pictures of people doing the normal 4th of July stuff. Everyone is ...

Is anyone else tired of all the bickering on social media? I do not want to see another thing about public bathrooms or gorillas. It's ...

  Mothers are the gardeners of the human race. ~Anna A. Rogers    My Mom is a pretty good gardener. I know she probably doesn...

I don't really do resolutions anymore. What's the point, right? I never, ever keep them. Instead of looking forward, I've been ...

Hey gang, is everyone gearing up for Thanksgiving?! I hope you all have safe travels and a wonderful day with family and/or friends, with l...

I came up with this quick little Thanksgiving project at work this week. I asked for my coworkers to send me what they are thankful for. The...

This month is just whizzing on by. Just in case you have been living under a rock, or you don't really "do" social media (w...

The day before the Halloween party Jeremy starts making noises about not wanting to wear the costume we bought for him. {insert grumpy face...

Halloween has been a bit of a bummer holiday for the last few years. We have no kids so there are no school festivals or trunk-and-treat e...

I bundled up to venture out in the backyard to snap a picture of the sky. I didn't want to do it because the sky is a never ending s...

Day 31. Halloween Costume Reveal  I haven't dressed up for Halloween in a couple years now. I really haven't had a reason to. So,...

Day 9 - Best/worst Halloween memory Some of my favorite Halloween memories are from high school. My friends would all pile into someone...

So, it's been raining. Doesn't really seem like a big deal to most of y'all, I'm sure. But around here that is all anyone ...

It's that time of year again...the dreaded V-day. Men all over HATE thinking about or planning for Valentine's day. I know romantic...

This isn't a resolutions post. I don't really set any "New Years resolutions". But I do think about what I want out of ...

SSooo...let me just give you a quick run down of what's been happening in my hood. First off, there was a wedding. The flower girl at m...