While kpop once like it was solidly a South Korean thing, it seems to be growing in popularity around the world. We can attribute a lot of the more mainstream attention kpop is now receiving from the worldwide success of BTS (aka the Bangtan Boys, aka Bulletproof Boy Scouts), a group of seven young men … Read more
I committed in January of this year to blogging as much as I could on a personal level on this site, for several reasons. The primary one though I think is to get in the habit of letting out all the things that bottle up and I struggle to talk about. Naturally, I am still … Read more
Today was the 100th day of school at my son’s school today. I had no idea this was a thing. The 100 days party apparently marks the fact that the kids have been in school a whole 100 days of the school year (also indicating that the year is more than half-way over, and that … Read more
I’ve started making mom friends, despite my best efforts. Generally at school and around town, I keep my head down. I don’t really go out of my way to talk to strangers. I’m just sort of a person who keeps to herself. In fact, I wear a hat a lot of times just so I … Read more
Alright Moms and Dads…the day has arrived. After many months at home, no working at a paying job (goodness knows I worked plenty at home as a full-time mom), I just started a part-time job. This is the story of my transitioning back to work. It was comical, in a way. The last time I … Read more
Yoooooooo! So I never knew this. But Young Adult books…..well, let’s just say that I always thought that these were books for teenagers. Young men and women in the ages of maybe 11-17. Boy, was I wrong. I had never really ventured into the Young Adult section of the library. I read everything: sci-fi, fantasy, … Read more
It can be difficult to respond to compliments, especially when it comes out of nowhere. I especially struggle with any sort of comment on my appearance, and I usually brush them off. Though as I get older and more wrinkly I may become more gracious about it. In this article, we’ll give you tons of … Read more
You might not know this, but I am on Youtube. I have a Youtube channel (under another name), so you’ll have a hard time finding it if you go and hunt for it. The reason I have a channel under another name is that I want these two online digital “properties” to grow separately and … Read more
Ladies and Gents, I’ll just be up front. I hate Valentine’s Day. For SO many reasons. First and foremost, it isn’t a REAL holiday!!! I mean, YES, the holiday itself has its origins in the Roman festival of Lupercalia, usually held mid-February, to celebrate the coming of spring. (source) Historically, and for many years, the … Read more
For some reason, my brain just shuts off in the shower. Well, not exactly shuts off. I often think a lot in the shower, so I wouldn’t say it is off. But it doesn’t seem to work quite right. As a result, my showers tend to end up with my laughing at myself. In disbelief. … Read more