Music Tells My Stories

Good afternoon, my Lovelies! It's Friday and I'm so fucking ready for the weekend that I could cry. Actually, I'm ready for this time next week to be here already. Why is that? If you've been following me for a while you know that it is about that time of year. Yep! It's time for that annual girls' trip and I'm ready to hit the road! So... How ya doin'? Good? Awesome! Drink your water. Be sure to smile. And, for the hell of it, go do something completely unexpected. Surprise yourself and see how much fun you have! What are we going to talk about today? Oh, boy. Here we go. I am and have always been the person people confide in. I not only don't mind it, I thrive in that role. When people need a shoulder to cry on, I'm there. When they need to rant, rave, scream, and cry? They call me up to be their sounding board. When they're happy and need to share the joy in their hearts? I'm the one that gets the messages. And when they have some secr...

Good afternoon, my Lovelies! I'm just going to skip all the how ya doin's and get right to this. I've been trying to work today. I need to be writing. I need to be editing. I need to be scheduling some content so that all my shit keeps getting pushed out there. (BTW, if you see ANYTHING I post, please like and/or comment to help push me with the algorithm.) But I can't seem to concentrate until I get this out of my head. I'm fairly certain that when everyone reads this they're either not going to believe me or think I'm over-exaggerating, but I've never lied to you and I won't start now. If your partner calls you a sweet nickname, you better eat that up. If your partner does little things for you without being asked, thank them and return the favor. If your partner treats you like a king/queen (in whatever way that applies to you), then you need to reciprocate. If your partner plans a night out - go. Enjoy. Be thankful and be the one who plans the ne...

Good afternoon, my Lovelies! I come to you today from the exquisite shade of my front porch. It is absolutely beautiful here today and I couldn't resist the urge to load up all my equipment and park myself on my bench to do some work. I have my laptop, my phone, my various other accouterments that are necessary for my writing, and my Route 44 Diet Cherry Limeaid from Sonic. Life is good! If you've been following me for a while or if you've taken the plunge and gone back and read some of my old blogs, you will remember me doing a series called "Letter to Me" based off of the song by Brad Paisley. If you haven't read them, scroll on back and give them a looky-loo. They're honest. They're touching. They're eye-opening. (Wow, I can really talk myself up when I want to.) Most of all, they're a reminder to me to never take a single moment for granted, to never give up, and to seize the day because you never know what tomorrow might bring. (There'...

Good evening, my Lovelies! If you haven't noticed, I'm trying my hardest to get back to some consistency in my life. I'm trying to get back on track with my writing, with my gym time, with my self-care, etc. One of those things I'm really working on is getting back to my blogging on a regular basis. I know I had a long time period there where it was extremely hit or miss. I'm not saying it won't eventually go back to that, but I'm trying and that's what matters. Right? So... How ya doin'? You good? Are you drinking your water, stretching those muscles? Are you expanding your mind and horizons? Are you doing all the stuff? I hope so and I hope that your corner of the world is a bright and happy place as you're reading this. I've had something on my mind quite a bit lately. What's that?  Toxic relationships. Why is it that we are quick to see and point out to others that they are in a toxic relationship or are experiencing toxicity within a...

Good morning, my Lovelies! It's Thursday and I can all but taste the weekend. I hope you're well and that things are just peachy in your part of the world. How are things with me?  In some ways, things are fabulous! I had some great news this morning and one worry on my mind has now been relieved. (Unfortunately, I can't share that particular bit of news with you. Just know that it is what I had hoped for!)  But...in some ways, I'm ready to throw up my hands and walk away. Let me ask you a question. Can you say you're sorry? When you know what you said and did was wrong, hurtful, and/or downright mean, are you able to apologize and mean it? I don't understand how some people can't get the words past their lips. Why exactly is this so hard to do? Maybe I just don't fully understand narcissistic behavior. That's not me. Look, when I screw up I'll be the first to admit it and say I'm sorry. I will sit and have a conversation with you so you can ...

Good afternoon, my Lovelies! How the hell are ya? Me? I'm walking on clouds! I've just recently come back from my trip to Knoxville where I attended my first-ever author signing event and it was all I could have hoped for and more! Rockin' Romance Readers was simply AMAZING! I had so much fun meeting and interacting with everyone and it made me look forward to all the upcoming events that I have even more than I already was. So, I'm sure you're on pins and needles waiting for me to get to the point of my blog.  "More Like Her" I've never considered myself beautiful. I've never considered myself pretty. I've certainly never considered myself sexy. Maybe I don't have a very good view of myself and all I bring to the table. I don't know. I've always been overweight which has been a major obstacle for me in many areas of my life, especially when it comes to my appearance. Maybe I wouldn't have found myself obsessing over it most of ...

Good morning, my Lovelies! Happy Friday! We finally made it and the weekend is just a blink or two away. I hope this blog finds you well and not nearly as stressed as I am at the moment. I know, I know. It always seems as if I'm stressed. But here lately it has been more than my ADHD brain can handle. Because there is so damn much going on right now, my overthinking is at its peak. Yes, I'm an overthinker. (As if you didn't know!) I've now had several conversations about this over recent weeks, one of which, happened just a day or two ago. It was a good conversation and I felt better about everything between me and this person afterward, but it caused me to go do some digging into why I am the way I am and do the things I do. I also spent a little time looking up ways of dealing with an overthinker and in doing so, I discovered just how much I overthink things without realizing I'm doing it! I overthink what people say to me. I overthink what I say to others. Hell, ...

Good evening and happy Saturday! It has been a hot, sultry, stormy kinda day here on the eastern shore and I find that I'm thankful that my work/home life has kept me indoors today. How are things in your neck of the woods? I'm sure you're on the edge of your seat wondering just what I'm going to talk about today so I won't keep you waiting. Today I'm going to talk about one of my anxiety causes. In fact, I'm going to talk about the root issue to most of my anxiety. Everyone all together now, say "fear of abandonment." I know y'all are probably all scratching your heads over that one, but it is what it is. You see, I've had this underlying fear of people leaving me ever since I was a teenager. I'm fairly certain that I know the cause of it, and I'm not even going to try to hide it. You see, there was this boy... Don't throw your hands up at me and tell me to stop. It's the truth! When I was about thirteen I fell for a guy an...

Good afternoon, my Lovelies! I hope this blog finds you happy and healthy. I decided after my last blog that there are enough of you who are new here that I feel the need to re-introduce myself. Let's start with the fact that I was born and raised in Kentucky - that's in the USA for my international followers. I grew up in a very small town where pretty much everybody knew everybody. My high school graduating class had less than 100 people in it. I've worked as a carhop, a cashier, and a seamstress, and I've spent many an hour planting, hoeing, cutting, spiking, and hanging tobacco. I went to college after high school and majored in music, but when college party life got the better of me, I walked away. My life took a drastic turn the day I was hired to be a legal secretary at a local law firm and then decided to go back to school and get a paralegal degree. And yes, I worked for a number of years as a paralegal and office manager. And, of course, I do none of this now ...

Good morning, my Lovelies! How ya doin'? I hope you're well. I hope you're healthy and happy. And I really hope that you find a reason to smile today and that you pass that smile along to someone else. You never know when something so simple can make someone's day. What's been going on with me? In some ways, nothing, and in some ways, everything. I've just recently returned from my unplanned trip to Kentucky. For the most part, it was a rough trip, a rough stay, and while I don't particularly want to talk about the reasons I was there, I do want to address something that happened. And what was that? I was sitting at the hospital talking to my family back home when the elevator doors opened and my ex-husband stepped out. Now, if you've followed my blog for a long time you know that I am and will continue to remain friends with every person I've ever been in a relationship of any kind with - except for one. He must have really hurt me, right? Most peop...