Music Tells My Stories

Good morning, my Lovelies, and happy freakin' Wednesday! I hope this blog finds you healthy and happy and that this week is just rolling right along for you. Just to fill you in, if this blog goes sideways or seems completely weird, you can blame it on the adorable Charlie Gaddis. He's been giving me prompts the past couple of weeks to help my brain push out these blogs and his word for me this morning was "grit." Thanks, Charlie. As I told him, I love a challenge, and as it turns out this one isn't too bad. I feel as if I'm a strong person. I've been through some major shit in my life and I've shared quite a bit of that shit with all of you. Everything that I've experienced has made me the woman I am today. I've told you all of my struggles in my first marriage, the struggles in my current marriage, the struggles that I had growing up, and the struggles that I've had with my body. I've shared, shared, and over-shared, but for some reas

Good afternoon, my Lovelies! Another week has passed and it's time for my weekly random thought purge otherwise known as my blog. Before I jump in with both feet, let me take just a moment to check in with you. You good? Life treating you well? I hope so! How am I? Well, I'm recovering from whatever upper respiratory crud is floating around out there. I'm seriously ready for it to be gone so that I feel normal again. (Or as normal as I ever feel...) I need to be better so I feel like getting some shit done. This having no energy thing is bringing me down.  I also need to get better so that I can have some time out with my girlies! Y'all know I love to have my nights out. I need those margarita nights! I need that time to step away from the day-to-day, to let my hair down, and to be a little wild and crazy. I think I've fully outgrown the need to get drunk off my ass, but I do still enjoy getting tipsy and sharing stories with my friends. Margaritas, shots, and talki

Good afternoon, my Lovelies! How the hell are ya? Me? I'm alright. (Actually, I think I may be getting sick, but I'm not about manifesting that, so I'm going to tell you I'm just peachy and get on with things.) I really do hope you're well and that your dot on the map is a beautiful place today. What shall we talk about? Well, I don't think (and correct me if I'm wrong) that I've ever talked in-depth with you about the type of man that draws me. My family says I have a type. My friends say I have a type. They're correct. So what kind of man am I attracted to? I may surprise you when I say that it isn't the physical part that draws me first. I mean, I appreciate men of all different body types. Do I really enjoy looking at muscular men with great physiques? Absolutely. Do I enjoy looking at a man with a dad bod? Yes. Yes, I do. Atheltic? Awesome. Body builder? That's great. Long and lean, short and stocky - it really doesn't matter that mu

Good morning, my Lovelies, and happy Tuesday! I'm not certain how we are already three days into this month, but here we are. I hope this blog finds you happy and healthy in your little corner of the world. Me? I suppose I'm doing well. I've just returned from my girls' trip weekend in the OuterBanks of North Carolina and while I had a great time and enjoyed my rest and relaxation with friends, I am definitely feeling it. Every year we go it seems our trip gets more and more tame. I think we've gone from "Mom's Gone Wild" to "Mom's Just Wanna Be Left Alone to Sit on the Sofa in Peace and Scroll Through Our Phones." The first year we were there we stayed drunk pretty much the entire time we were gone. Each year our level of drunkenness has decreased. We still have fun, but the alcohol is an extra instead of the main attraction.  Yes, I know that isn't necessarily a bad thing. It's definitely making me feel old though. There was a t