Wisdom, Wit and Common Sense
“Life isn’t meant to be lived perfectly…but merely to be LIVED. Boldly, wildly, beautifully, uncertainly, imperfectly, magically LIVED.” ― Mandy Hale, The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass One of the life philosophies that I live by is “live and learn.” This particular philosophy is based on my own belief that you have to live life to the fullest, and to do that means you will make mistakes. I want to have life experiences. That...
We all have stressful times in our lives. For some of us it seems like there is never a day when we are not stressed out to the maximum. Stress wears on our mind and our body. We become cranky and irritable. We are tired all the time because we can’t sleep for worrying about things. Maybe you work full time and have to homeschool your child. Maybe you are a stay at home mom...
Smiling is a natural human reaction to a pleasant situation. Some days, though, it feels like nothing pleasant is happening, so you feel like you have nothing to smile about. There are reasons to smile even when you don’t really feel like it. According to Psychology Today, “There’s Magic in Your Smile,” there are real physical reasons to smile especially when you feel bad. Here are some of them that are outlined in that article....
A very dear friend of mine passed away this past week of pancreatic cancer. I want to tell you about her life because if you get to know her even through just this blog post, your life will be better for it. I did not get permission from her family, so I am not going to reveal her name. I will just call her My Dear Friend. Anyone who reads this post and knew My...
My husband and I attended a wedding at a resort in Dahlonega, Georgia, and stayed for a long weekend there. It turned out to be a great weekend for us. We had driven through Dahlonega many times, but had never stopped to do the tourist stuff. The resort we stayed at wasn’t anything special, but that’s okay. The wedding at the resort was beautiful, and the reception was a bunch of fun. The resort was...
My mother was very country, and by that I mean, she was raised in a very rural area. She learned old wives’ tales, or superstitions if you will, from her mother. They were passed to down to me when I was growing up. My mother was pretty adamant about us following these wives’ tales because she believed in them. She was not unique in her belief either. Most of the people of her generation in...
On most good weather days my husband and I take a walk around our neighborhood. The total distance is approximately 1.7 miles, and it takes us about 30 minutes. We don’t stroll, but we don’t really hurry either. The walk is for exercise and for time together. Rarely are our walks together silent. We talk about anything and everything under the sun. No one can hear us. There are no children to eavesdrop, so we...
Happiness is important for everyone. Why bother being happy? Really? We are only in this life for a finite number of years. Who wants to go through life miserable? No one. Sometimes, though, a person can be in a season in their life where happiness seems to be out of reach. There are a few simple things anyone can do to bring happiness into their life. Express Gratitude The first simple thing that will increase...
I don’t live under a rock, but I have spent the last several years of my life in an office and on the road, so many movies that have already been seen by the rest of the world have not been seen by me or my husband. When you work 60 hours a week, and commute 2 hours each way, then a lot of movies pass you by. Most movies that the average person has seen, we...
For many years, I had a full-time day job many miles from my home. I would work all day, drive 2 hours home, and get home late in the evening and then deal with dinner and children. Most of you probably know the routine. I would be exhausted and fall into bed for maybe 5 or 6 hours and get up and do it all over again. Where was my sweet husband in this equation? ...
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