Random Thoughts

Have you ever had people tell you things like, “It must be nice”? I think I actually used to say that. I don’t anymore, though. It started to annoy me when people would make that comment towards me because of the things they saw me doing, accomplishing, or collecting. For example, when I purchased my […]

I went to the pool with a couple of friends and their children a couple weeks ago. It was a relaxing day of iced coffee, great conversation, tons of laughs, and a full dose of fun in the sun. The kids were pleasantly surprised when I climbed the stairs to go down the waterslide with […]

“Dreamer in action” is how I was introduced as I was welcomed on stage once. I think that’s pretty fitting, especially with my current outlook and beliefs. I’ve always dreamed big…from wanting to be the first female Los Angeles Dodger to my current big dream of wanting to open a school for at-risk youth. The […]

A few months ago I spent some time with my oldest son and daughter-in-love in Virginia. We went to see The Woman King. I didn’t really have a strong inclination to watch it at first, but I’m certainly glad I did. (Side note – I don’t watch a lot of movies. It wasn’t about the […]

I try to follow a basic schedule or flow of my #Ramblings posts so that each section/topic gets roughly the same attention. But maybe I’m doing this wrong. Maybe I struggle to write on certain topics sometimes because there are other things on my mind and my heart. So, I’m shaking it up a bit […]

Children don’t come with manuals. How many times have we all heard (and maybe even said) this? When I was blessed with my boys, I shared some insecurities with my mom. She told me it’s not a matter of *if* you screw them up, but how. I was appalled; I think I stopped talking to […]

I saw this hoody last year (from #WearThePeace) and made a note to myself to get it. I knew I needed it. The underlying message is hugely important to me. We are all human. (At least I hope so.) I don’t have room in my space for racism. Seeing the injustice and stupidity all over […]

It’s time to share some demons. I can’t sit here and tell you how great everything in my life is without telling you some of the things I’ve gone through, or even still go through, that contributed to me getting to this point.  At times, I indulge in alcohol. Not as much recently, but there […]