In what ways does hard work make you feel fulfilled? I was an aircraft mechanic for 22 years, a single mom for about nine of those. Life was, quite literally, "hard work". Manual labor coupled with the mental challenges of parenting solo left me exhausted most nights. With each milestone, however, I surpassed surviving and …
Are you holding a grudge? About? Hell yeah, I'm holding a grudge. I am the QUEEN of grudges. And it's not just a grudge, try an infinite number of grudges that I currently hold. If you wronged me, or even slightly inconvenienced me, you better believe that I have not forgotten it. Nor forgiven. I …
Create an emergency preparedness plan. Oh boy, today's prompt is right up my prepper alley.... Each of my family's emergency preparedness plans all start with the same goal in mind - get everyone back to home base. In the event of a natural disaster or alien invasion, my oldest son has been instructed to leave …
Describe your life in an alternate universe. Today's prompt feels like an exercise in "what could've been". Which I don't like. Every hardship, every trial and tribulation, every difficult situation or period of time I've endured made me who I am today. Each "missed" opportunity or fork in the road that could've led me down …
Have you ever broken a bone? I made it into my late 20s unscathed, which is amazing considering how utterly reckless I am. Er, was. What's the saying? Go big or stay home? My first broken bone(s), I went big. I was dating a guy who thought he was a country boy. He asked me …
I missed the past few daily prompts. I started several drafts but couldn't connect the mental dots into anything logical at the time. So, in Draft Land they will stay. I'll give you a quick recap, though, because the irony is not lost on me. On Thursday, the prompt was "what is the last live …
This morning, I decided to make myself a cup of tea. I always keep this delicious Gunpowder Green Jasmine on hand. It's glorious. The pea-sized BBs unfurl into full-sized tea leaves at the bottom of your mug, delicately infusing the water with soft notes of jasmine. Doesn't that just sound like a hug in a …
5:45. Lying in bed during one of those precious moments of in between, not asleep but not quite fully awake, I sensed a movement next to the bed. As I began to get my bearings, I realized that it was none other than Jesse the Cat. At 5:45 in the morning. Full-on psycho mode, bounding …
Happy Anniversary to ViCARIously Speaking! When I received the notification that my domain was automatically renewed, I figured that I must write a celebratory post. It’s hard to believe I’ve been doing “this” for over five years now. And yes, I use the word “this” loosely. The past couple of years my efforts have amounted …
If you haven't guessed by now, I love to take the ridiculous moments in my life and turn them into a (hopefully) humorous post for you, my dear readers. Okay, so every now and again I like to spout off my opinion on religion, share a recipe and my latest diet trend, or a bee …
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