• The Support of a Husband

    Truth be told, this prompt, for me should be, describe the man, not a man who positively impacted my life. The only two men who have really been in my life in a way that could have any kind of impact are my father and my husband. There isn’t anybody else. I am not a…

  • 5Ws Wednesday—Where are you from?

    In the comments, I really need you to tell me where you’re from and why. And I’m starting my post with what usually comes at the end, because I really want you to think about this. I have such a hard time when someone asks me where I’m from. Or, “are you from here?” I’ve…

  • Where Nobody Knows Your Location

    If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? There was a dean in my department at the school where I work. She was there when I started, but after a couple of months, she quit…and moved to Indonesia. She’s not Indonesian. She had never been to Indonesia. But she moved there.…

  • Time? Not Necessarily.

    Do you need time? There are two ways that I can answer this question about time. Do I need it? I do and I don’t. I have written many, many times in my posts that I wish I had more time. The weekends aren’t long enough for me to do everything I have to do…

  • A Finished Book & More Tattoos

    In three years, the author envisions continued healing from past traumas, less frequent therapy sessions, and clarity in their emotional responses. They aim to finish and publish a book while embracing their evolving self. Contentment with their current life situation and plans for more tattoos are also emphasized.

  • I Tried

    Remember back when I was counting down my favorite “teachable moments” earlier this year? It was my top 10 favorite moments from my teaching career. Remember “Greg” from Teachable Moment #9? His mother had reached out to me last year to catch up and I found out that she and her late husband had a…

  • Whateva, I Do What I Want

    When was the first time you ever felt like a grown up (if ever)? I forgot that this prompt is a repeat and that I answered it on this day last year. Looking back, my answer is still the same. This is what I wrote then: I put question marks after “grown up” in the…

  • Computers. Who needs ‘em?

    Your life without a computer: what does it look like? Another prompt that we had exactly one year ago today. And here, again, is what I wrote a year ago: It’s pretty ironic that we are answering the question about what life would look like without a computer…on a computer. That was my entire post,…

  • Living Life

    My husband and I went to the grocery store last night. We needed just a few things. The bagger at the checkout was a high school kid. He was very chatty as he worked. He asked us if we had kids. I said no, and honestly, his response to that was a hell of a…

  • #winning

    How do I relax? We’ve been over this. Many times. The magnolia tree in my backyard? My favorite spot on the couch? Knitting? Crocheting? Any of that ring a bell there WordPress-daily-prompt-creator person? All snarkiness aside, I really have explained this quite a bit. When thinking about my answer to this today, I was about…