Crazy Well-Loved Pets Image source-Toni Crowe One of my cats is a dog trapped in a cat’s body. My cat, Dark, thinks he is a dog. He improves my life every day with his antics. Dark is a pure breed Sepia Rag-doll. His markings resemble those of a Siamese with a dark mask and dark …
Bad Leadership Can Help You Thrive Image by Geralt on Pixabay Thanks to the treacherous jerks at work, I’m living my best life. I was writing by my pool when I let out a loud belly laugh. I had an epiphany: my experiences with bad leadership shaped both the direction and the velocity of my career. I laughed …
Learning about Love at the Nail Shop The One Simple Command for A Better Relationships Image by Darko Stojanovic from Pixabay Take action when your man is not meeting your expectations. This advice will save you a lot of grief: Bad Man. Put Out. I was back at the nail shop. My eyebrows were trying to grow back …
Photo by Jamie Haughton on Unsplash Don’t be sucked into other peoples ridiculous schemes by being too polite to say “no.” I call it a WIN (WTF. I love you. No.) when future dissatisfaction with my decisions around my family and friends is prevented. I have managed to set up a comfortable life for myself as …
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Photo by freestocks. org from Pexels My nail technician remembered me after eight years. It changed my day from dark to bright. I recently returned to my home in Palm Harbor, FL from Austin, TX. I was gone for eight years, renting out my home while I worked in Austin. I was having one of those …
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Image source — Pixabay I wish I could say thank you to my mom. All of her children are doing well because of her efforts. It was not easy for my mom. She was born in 1939. I’m the oldest. I was born in 1955. Mom was 15. My sister was born in 1958. Mom was 18. …
Photo by RUN 4 FFWPU from Pexels Love was supposed to make you better, not worst. Why was I jogging straight into a life of unbelievable spiritual and physical humiliation? I’m a survivor. I’m living proof of the fact that it doesn’t matter where you started. It matters where you end. At seventeen, I ran away …
Sprinting Toward a Horrific Destiny at 17 Image by piundco from Pixabay He was in full control of my life. I did whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted, however he wanted it done. Why did he need control of my child, too? I’m a survivor. Leo needed total control. He already had established who held the power …
Running Down the Road Toward Hell at 17 Image by hamperium from Pixabay He had stolen my heart, my mind, and my common sense. Why did he need to humiliate me and take my dignity too? I’m a survivor. I knew better. Looking back now, I know that I willfully ignored the signs that I was in …
Image by George Bond from Pixabay Why is my spouse worried? I’ll treat his things as well as I do my own. Better, even. I married my spouse in California. We did not have a prenuptial agreement. We were young working people living from paycheck to paycheck when we got married. We married for love. There …
