When we were in school we had sex ed forced on us, I say forced because my Catholic High School had to provide it even though they were strongly against a lot of the information that was being given, such as using condoms. We learned the different methods of not getting pregnant and the absolute … Continue reading What I Wasn’t Told
Tag: life
New Year and all that
Ok 2026 lets see what you have in store for us. Starting off: Small wins and setbacks with the dogs, I'm not a dog whisperer - turns out. They dig in the dirt and eat what they find, she rolled in it once, he jumps the fence when the urge hits and some days she … Continue reading New Year and all that
Newsfeed
Today marks five weeks of my dog-sitting .. adventure? Things are going well enough with the dogs. I am struggling most with separating them to go on walks, I can't walk them together. They overpower me and the big dog needs undivided attention. I'm basically scanning the neighborhood every step we take for possible problems … Continue reading Newsfeed
Plans Are Ridiculous
I am 53 years old and have come to the conclusion over many years of military scheduling, family upheavals, life disrupted that I definitely can't rely on plans made. 2025 was going to be the year we finished and settled into our new home, had our first holiday season there and spent a lot of … Continue reading Plans Are Ridiculous
Week One Milestone
Well, we passed the one week mark of this dog sitting adventure and I'm trying hard not to count forward. My husband travels for work, usually a week or two at a time with a week or two home right now but he has also been gone for a month sometimes. When he isn't traveling … Continue reading Week One Milestone
First 3 weeks
New rental, new job, new town. We relocated three weeks ago and just about everything has had issues, it's exhausting. Very few things went smoothly but I am thankful that nothing has been catastrophic. We have moved every 3 or 4 years together since 2003 with very few issues so I guess it was time … Continue reading First 3 weeks
Getting Back Into It
The last two and a half months have been interesting. With returning to America we knew there would be a lot we would be upgrading, replacing and adding to our lives. So, we saved for it and at this point I think we are about finished and have managed to remain debt free. While overseas … Continue reading Getting Back Into It
Over 40 Observations
When I was a teenager I had almost Brooke Shields' eyebrows. Yes I plucked then in my 20/30's I waxed and shaped. 40's? I fill in gaps and draw them in a bit because they are thinning !! Dammit!
10 Things
Today is a holiday for those of us who follow the calendar wheel of the year. Today is Lughnasadh/Lammas which marks the first day of the harvest season if you are a farmer or gardener this makes sense but in addition to the literal some of us follow the flow of the year in a … Continue reading 10 Things
A Look Inside
I am documenting this week on the blog because he is away and I'm feeling the need to analyze it since it tends to be close to the same every time he goes away, no matter if it's just an overnight or 10 days, I go through these phases. A disclosure: during all of it … Continue reading A Look Inside
Life Notes 