The theme of the summer has been GO STRAIGHT HOME AND STAY THERE. No sunsets, no cocktail beach, no dinners with friends, no photo shoots. If it involves being out of the air conditioning or driving after dark I have been NOT INTERESTED. But tonight she went out. And it was good.

It’s the last full week of July. Wow. Isn’t it funny how amazed we are by the passing of time? That’s like THE most basic concept of life…of the UNIVERSE…and we’re constantly amazed by it. “Wow, it’s almost August/the end of summer/back to school/Halloween, etc!” As though there was a possibility that

Nothing too exciting going on here, folks. I’m wearing this cute top I got through Gwynnie Bee. It’s by Caite, which makes embroidered, boho, Johnny Was-esque tops and dresses. Remember the dress I wore to the beach the day with all the bugs (and the out of focus pictures, but we won’t

My mother used to wear what she called muumuus, and today we call a caftan. Not Hawaiian looking things, but similar in length and shapelessness. They were colorful – pink and purple swirls or blue and green paisley. As a child they seemed silky. As an adult looking back, I’m sure they

I am not by nature a “happy” person. People who haven’t known me long usually seem surprised to hear this, “No! You’re so Positive!/Upbeat!” I consider myself more of a “perky pessimist.” I’m not all mopey (I don’t think. Not all the time, anyway) and droopy like Eeyore, but..I’m definitely closer to

This week was Back to Work after Vacation. That’s always sort of a mental downer, but…it went relatively well. I’d packed my Reward Tote (aka Beach Bag) for an after-work trip to the beach on Monday…but then it got overcast and I just didn’t bother. The bag is still in the car

Well, I’m sorry to say you’d never know I was on vacation last week from looking at my week in review. I really just hid out in the apartment, trying to stay cool. I did some errands that have been on the list for awhile, worked on some future blog posts, GOT

Come on, you didn’t think I WASN’T going to have one, did you? I think summer is the perfect time to take on some new challenges…and to take advantage of warm weather opportunities. I’m trying to challenge myself a bit but not too much – I do want to have a relaxing

We’re on Week 26 of 2019 – exactly halfway through. How did we get here So Fast? How is June practically GONE?! (Why are the question mark and exclamation point keys so far apart on the keyboard when they’re so often used together?! I think you could actually combine them and call

The backstory (in case you’re new here) So, regular readers will know that I went to the doctor recently. I don’t go to the doctor often. I go when I am incapacitated…or when I am in so much pain that I am incapacitated…so it’s really a measure of last resort for me.