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March 9, 2020October 21, 2020

Making fast cash, just a click away.

Ways to make money between jobs or when you need extra cash

Making fast money really isn’t that difficult now days. In between jobs doesn’t have to mean out of cash. One only has to look as far as your phone. Everyone carries a phone. Everyone gets hungry. If you are in between jobs or needed fast cash, it’s easier than ever with today’s technology and gig economy. This even makes a great part time job.

Food Apps

Food delivery can be a profitable way to earn fast money!

Maybe you left a job to be a family caregiver, or had to take time off for a baby, or for personal reasons. Whatever the case, you may find yourself in need of making ends meet and paying the bills. One of the best, easiest ways to earn extra money, is to use the food apps and deliver for hungry customers. This option is best for a more densely populated location, where you would ideally not be driving too far between diners.

Great option:

*If you love to drive

*if you have a car that gets great gas mileage

*are in or near a city

*use multiple apps so you are busier and can make more money

*have a few hours open in the evening or during lunch

Bonuses

For me, moving to a new city, driving for UberEats, GrubHub and DoorDash was not only a way to make extra money, I learned quickly shortcuts to getting around my new city. I would also get to go into areas where I would not normally have had a reason to go into. You can turn down a stop if you do not want to go into a certain area.

Deliver with food apps, several to choose to use.

Want to know the best Mexican place in town? Who has the best pot stickers? Pay attention to how often you make deliveries for each one. Also talk to the customers you deliver to. Another benefit to working with the food apps, is you can work when you want. Make your own schedule and work as long as you want. You can even cash out the same day! So if you want to go to an upcoming concert, drive for a few hours, cash out and get going, fast cash!

Try out each app to see which one works best for you. Some require you to pay with a prepaid card and order when you get to the restaurant. Some provide an insulated bag to use, some don’t. You may find in your area, one app pays more than others.

Tax advantages

I am not a tax professional, but you can take advantage of some write offs from working for yourself. Keep track of your business miles and phone usage. A percentage of this could be useful, also any items you purchase for the sole use of the job as well. Oil changes and anything related to repairs and maintenance. Seek professional tax guidance.

More and more workers today, are going solo and finding non-conventional ways to earn a living. Some other creative ways to earn money are, dog walking/sitting. Making and selling crafts. Photography, website setup, become a local tour guide. Look on craigslist in the jobs or gigs section, there are often one off jobs or opportunities that are diverse and easy to do. There may be times when you get down or lose hope, but there is always something to do! What are some ways you find to make fast cash? Leave a comment below and subscribe for more content.

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February 24, 2020February 27, 2020

Why, Not Good At Normal?

Be Authentic!

In front of the Mural Mile in St. Louis, MO

Who said we had to be normal? What is normal anyway? I’ve been asked, more than once, why I would rather not be normal. I am certainly not ‘normal’ in any way! Its about being authentic. I do my own thing, not caring if people like what they see or not. Have you seen my car?? (how could you not?) It’s definitely different! You see me coming and know you will not see another one like it! I may add more turquoise when it gets warmer! Why not, it’s my fun little car and if someone doesn’t like it, they will not get to take a ride in it. I love my Mini! Dare to be different!

Personality

Some people match shoes to there outfit, I have matching colors with cars!

You see, we all have a personality that is unique and different. We all have gifts and talents and ways to express ourselves. The world would be a pretty boring place indeed if we all were similar and drove the same boring four door sedan! Always wondering what the neighbors think or what so and so will say? How is that helping you live your life the way you want? Live like no one is watching, because no one is. You will be much happier. Surround yourself with the colors you love or things that make you happy!

Being me

Just like people, no two Minis are alike.

I love and embrace my uniqueness. I don’t try to fit in. I don’t follow all the rules. I make my own happiness. My choices, my life. I wear cowboy boots or pinup style clothes (not at the same time). If you’ve been reading the blogs or following along here, you know already, my love of turquoise; the color and the stone. I like classic movies~Destry Rides Again, The Women, The Wizard of Oz. A variety of musical tastes, say what I mean, and mean what I say. I won’t change for anyone.

Embrace the difference

Me Not being Normal. Even the inside has matching turquoise!

Life is too short to be uptight and stuck up. Embrace your differences! You don’t want to wake up one day regretting you hid the real you. So your mother doesn’t approve of that third tattoo, or you are a Dr. Who nerd. Don’t hide it! People will like you or they won’t, there isn’t anything you can do about!

Hiding ourselves

Oh Noooo,Silly Mr. Bill. Having fun with the Mini Mini!

How many of us are like the Wizard in the Oz stories, written by L. Frank Baum? “Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain? We want to hide the flaws show only the shiny, perfect hair and makeup. Be camera worthy. This time of Social media where we edit out the bad, real life stuff causes people to think others lives are better and perfect. It’s hard to tell what’s real anymore. As the link above shows, I don’t edit the mistakes or try to make it look good! With me, what you see is what you get! I was once very funny, somewhere along the line I tried to fit in more and push that aside. Now if I’m silly, I like to make people laugh!

Be Yourself

A quote from Judy Garland says it perfectly: “Always be a first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else”! God made us the way we are, grey hair, freckles, wrinkles and all. Who are we to think He made a mistake? Get outside your box, there’s more room! Don’t be normal, be you! What are some ways you feel you are or can be different or let your inner wild child out? You can leave a comment. Subscribe for more inspiration and fun and check out the youtube videos for more silliness!

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February 18, 2020February 23, 2020

Are you running from your purpose?

What does God have in store for you?

We’ve all heard of the purpose driven life, or find your purpose. What if you already know it, yet you ignore it, or run from it?

Jonah ran, but couldn’t hide. You remember Jonah? In short, God told him to go to Nineveh, but he didn’t want to go so he ran. Each time God asked him to go, he would try to hide. Then, God used a whale to hold him until he was ready to stop running. He then went to talk to the people of Nineveh as was his calling. You can’t hide from God. He gave you a purpose. A reason to be here and the sooner you are obedient, the better your life will be.

Clarity

Maybe you don’t know it yet, but chances are you do. You already know. The feeling you’ve had, or dream since you were a kid but pushed aside, thinking you couldn’t achieve it or it was unrealistic, or that no one else believed you could do it. Had a feeling you should help people or care for animals, a passion or energy for something? Read to children? Save the whales? Start by joining a field and stream clean up volunteer group.

Promises

Are you running from God? Which way do you think you should go?

God never promised us only days with rainbows and butterflies or roses without thorns. As Paul wrote in the Bible, we may be troubled on every side, yet not distressed; perplexed but not in despair. Persecuted but not forsaken. I had to give a speech once for a small church group and started with this prayer. To me, this verse means God doesn’t promise us only good, but in believing, we can get through it, we are not alone and what an amazing testimony we will be able to share!

Trust

One of my favorite snowglobes, with glitter!

Back to that dream, you may not know how to go about it, or what to do to get started, but the world is at your fingertips. A simple search will bring you countless ideas and people who have done the very thing you want to do. Maybe life got in the way and you had to get a ‘normal’ job. Pay the bills. Thousand of people are finding new ways to earn a living thanks to the internet. God gave you gifts to share, talent that is individual to you. Because of the internet, you can reach far more people than ever. Make your dreams come true and fulfil your purpose.

ACTS 18:9

Getting our attention in different ways.

I feel like I have been running from God and my purpose for a while now. I finally, late last year, started the blog and website. I have found I have a love of writing. The other parts, podcast, speaking, ministry are in the works. (these are the scarier parts) Like in the Signs blog, God has shown me over and over again, as I run from it each time. While researching a part number the other day, it was AC189xx something, I put that in the search engine, and the only thing that came up was Acts 18:9-10! Several times! “Do not be afraid; keep speaking, do not be silent for I am with you. “

My start

Two days out of high school I went to radio broadcasting school. I was ‘in’ radio for over 11 years. Entertainment was my thing. MC of the variety shows, acting in plays and reading the daily announcements through the PA system. As I got older speaking in church, as PTA president and in work meetings. The last year or so, I have seen more signs and prodding me in the direction I should go. Speak. It’s calling me. You can’t out run Him. He sees you for who you really are and who He made you to be. That saying, no matter where you go, there you are, applies to God. He sees no matter where you go.

Shaken up

San Francisco Music Box Co. Snowglobe~Oz, of course!

I sometimes think God has a snowglobe and he shakes it up from time to time to get our attention. We can be coasting by and all of the sudden we or some aspect of our life gets turned upside down. We can learn from it, grow through it and move on. It’s how we decide to react that we can move on or not move at all.

Stories

We all have a story. I’ll share more of mine in coming blog posts, and that oft put off podcast, it launching soon! I can’t put it off any longer! God will not give up on me, and I cannot give up on Him! This is my purpose, my story. To learn by and help others, be positive and witty even entertaining. Maybe make you think, smile or laugh. You don’t need to feel alone.

Live your purpose! This is where you get to write your own story! Be the star of your life! What are you waiting for? Mine is Acts 18:9-10! Share what you feel energy or excitement about. You are loved.

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February 4, 2020February 28, 2020

5 Things to start doing right now!

Ways to improve your day!

Start implementing these 5 things in your daily routine to make your day go much smoother.

Number one: Start by believing in yourself! Give yourself permission to believe you can do anything. If you don’t believe in yourself, how is anyone else going to? Every day, imagine how you want your day to go. See yourself succeeding in every action. You are your biggest cheerleader. Don’t let yourself down, there’s enough of that in the world. If you can dream it, you can do it! As Napoleon Hill says “What you think about, you bring about”.

Best selling author~The Napoleon Hill foundation

I made a choice to change my work environment and attitude and after a lot of thought and hard work, it paid off, the right people saw what I was capable of and I received a promotion and raise. It Does work!

Write it down

Have a goal? Write it down! Writing down your goals and dreams and having a plan of action, will allow you to know where you want to go and see how far you’ve gotten. You wouldn’t get on a plane without knowing where it’s headed. The pilot has a plan, a map, written instructions and a checklist to go over everyday, before every trip. If I am going to speak it, I am going to live it. Studies show successful people form a habit of written goals or have lists. Pen and paper, old school!

Forgive Yourself

Number three: Forgive yourself. Don’t beat yourself up for things in your past. Things you may have or may not have done. You may not have known better and you are a different person now. This goes back to step one. We don’t believe in ourselves, so we don’t take action. Forgive yourself and move on. Learn from that thing you didn’t take action on, and do it. Tomorrow is a new day!

Maybe you feel like little Mia, stay in bed, put it off until tomorrow!

Live in the now

Live in the present. Now. Be present in every situation. Too many times we are lost in the past and what happened or why. Other times you are thinking about the future and what it will bring. How about just being here now. Enjoy the people around you and what is going on. Enjoy the food you are eating and those around your table. Take time to feel good about yourself and what you have. Put the phone down and talk, make a memory.

Be Happy!

Number five: Be Happy! It’s a choice to feel happy or sad. You chose to be Bitter Betty or Happy Harry. Each day you wake up, feel glad that you did. It’s a blessing! Motivational speaker Les Brown says “There are people in hospital beds praying for another day, another chance, what are you doing with yours?”

Within you lies the power

You have the capacity in your mind to do anything you want, to feel anyway you want. I’ve said it before, and will continue to believe, we can change anything by changing our minds. Learn a new skill or read a book. You are worth at least giving yourself 15 minutes a day. 24 hours in everyone’s day. You can say you don’t have time, but how much television did you watch last week? Be Happy. Love yourself. You know you can start these 5 things right now!

Bonus Content: (video)

Two extra ways to grow.

Try implementing at least one of these actions in your day. Give it a shot, what have you got to lose? It was hard for me to make videos of myself, but I did. I didn’t stop my self, I believed in me! Let me know in the comments what you focused on or tried for even just one day to belive or change the way you thought about something and how it worked out!

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January 11, 2020January 13, 2020

Travel Local-Take Day Trips

Ways to save money while traveling!

Local travel can mean a day trip, or a trip down the street. Play hometown tourist. Day trips are lighter on the wallet and can be just as memorable as longer vacations! And when you just need to get away, you can go into your own city, or a few hours away for a one day getaway. Much less stress is involved in planning the trip. Find you have a day without much to do? Get in the car and go, no planning required.

Less than two hours from my home, hidden gem.

Promote happiness

Travel has been shown to promote happiness as a way of getting your mind off stressful situations. Just a day or two can set your mind at ease and refresh your spirit. Low on funds? No problem! Every city or town has places you can go free. Take a walk along a riverbank, or better yet, drive along a river road and find a small, almost forgotten town to explore! America is full of little known gems just waiting for you! It may take a bit of planning if you are going to expand your area and go a bit further out. Sometimes the fun is in just going without a roadmap.

Ste. Geneve, MO less than two hrs south of St.Louis. Lots to see and do without lots of money!

Recent finds

I recently drove through Cave City and Horse Cave KY. I made a point to go off the highway on my way back home to explore further and was delighted by my adventure! First, right off the highway was a new Dutch donut shop and cafe. I can’t pass up a good donut! Further down the road was Hidden River Cave, surrounded by a cute little town. If it weren’t so cold, I would have ventured in! Lots of mom and pop shops and a few restaurants along the ‘main strip’. There was also a self guided walking tour with signs, and it didn’t cost anything! This part of KY is only about an hour and a half from where I currently live, well worth going when the weather is warmer and I have a willing companion, only MzHyde did her best letting me take photos.

Unusual angle. Don’t be afraid to be artsy.

A few exits down the highway, I came across Dinosaur World and the tourist attractions surrounding it. Most were closed, even though it was a Saturday morning. I happily took photos for the instagram account and made note to make it back to this part of the country as well.

Travel Photo Tips

When traveling, don’t be afraid to experiment with photos. Get in closer or use a different angle. If you have people in your photo, place the person or people about 5-6 feet away from the camera and the location in the background, see photo #1.

Who are these people in photo #2? I don’t know, can’t see them. They look like ants next to the giant sign. Too often people will get right up to the sign or attraction and the person taking the photo is extremely far away, thinking that is what is needed in order to get it all in the frame. Again the example of photo #2. Get low to the ground for an interesting view or zoom in close to fill the frame.

My other favorite model. Photographer on the same level as subject.

Interesting or unusual compositions can turn a photo of a well known place, often photographed, into a new and exciting picture! Now with newer technology you can play with the in phone apps to make changes and adjust color or exposure if necessary. Drop a comment below about a day trip you have taken or are looking forward to soon!

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December 26, 2019February 23, 2020

5 Things you need to stop doing, right now!

Stop these 5 things to improve your life!

5 things we need to Stop doing! Talking bad about yourself. This is the first thing you need to stop doing. This time of year, most people are busy making New Year’s resolutions, but now is an even better time to evaluate why some things didn’t go as planned. We all have a tendency to put ourselves down, or make a light joke at our expense. Do this too often and others will start to treat you that way. Unconsciously, they will think if you don’t value yourself, why should they?

Stop making resolutions, its an excuse to put something off and wait!

How many times have you said “I’ll never lose weight” or it’s too hard. Stop saying that and instead say, I know it’s hard, but if I don’t try, I never will. You will slowly begin to think you can! It Is all in your head!

Stop Being Negative

Stop being and thinking so negative! It takes no more effort to be positive than it does to be negative and you may learn you could do that thing you didn’t think possible after all. When you catch yourself starting to say or think something negative, stop and immediately think how you could change your attitude. We all know the person who gets to work and the first thing they say is “this day is going to suck!” or “This or that sucks”. That is exactly how their day will go! No one likes to be around or work with that person.

Not Good Enough

Stop saying it’s not my job. When you are asked at work to do something or help someone you don’t normally, instead of saying it’s not my job and refusing, why not help out or if you don’t know how, tell them you will find out. You will be a more valuable employee and may even learn something new and break the routine of your day.

“I’m not good enough”! You’re right, with that attitude, you are not! Try for one whole day, not to think or say this. When the feeling comes up that you think you don’t deserve it, say to yourself, “I AM good enough, and I do deserve this”! Bonus, your self image or self-esteem will start to go up!

Control

Trying to be in control all the time! You don’t need to have the last word in every conversation. Most of us like a spirited debate now and then, but not when it turns into an argument. You will find people like to talk to you more, and you will have more meaningful relationships if people are more comfortable around you.

Procrastination

I put off blogging and podcasting fearing it wasn’t going to be good, or seen.

Stop procrastinating. We all put some things off that we don’t really want to do, but that means, worry. We think about it instead of doing it and getting over it. We may even put off something we really do want to do!

Some people procrastinate because they are perfectionists and would rather not do something if they feel they can’t do it right.

F.E.A.R

Henry Ford, Model T~Henry Ford Collection

Finally, Stop FEAR. You know what fear is, right? It’s False Evidence Appearing Real. *Failure: when we allow a failure to stop us saying things like, “I tried but it didn’t work” What if Henry Ford would have allowed failure to stop him? Or Thomas Edison? We wouldn’t have the horseless carriage or electricity! What others think: Who cares what other people think?! You’re not in high school anymore, and it’s you who have to live your life, not others. Truth is, people are much too busy living and worrying about their own lives to bother much about yours! Okay, so these are 6 things you should stop doing right now! Can you think of more things you need to stop doing in order to have a better life or to put it more positive, what can you do to change? Add in the comments below what you would do.

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December 10, 2019January 13, 2020

Trouble Ahead: how to avoid danger

Change lanes to avoid unpleasant trouble

Wouldn’t it be nice if life were like a map app? When trouble comes up, we would know where to turn or where to go. Maybe we would stop and turn around. Take a detour or plan accordingly. Life isn’t like that. We don’t always know what’s ahead. We can plan our day, our year or future and plan goals to the detail yet things don’t always go as we hope.

Imagine you have a plan for the year, you have a great job lined up, ready to get out of your comfort zone and step into your future! The new impowered you. It took courage and strength you knew you always had, but still struggled with. Everything is lined up and the week of the move, the job falls through. Where is the road map for that? Where is the life manual that tells us what to do or who to turn to when life doesn’t go the way the best laid plans are set to.

Look for the positive

The truth is no amount of planning or detailed process is going to always go as planned. You can plot and outline, but if people are involved, you cannot change another person nor know how they are going to react. Out growing situations, relationships, jobs. Some people handle change well, others not at all well and don’t like it. The problem with this is that everything changes.

Signs everywhere

There are signs everywhere, if we are just open to them. There was even a top 5 hit song in 1971, by Five Man Electric Band called Signs. “Signs, signs, everywhere signs, do this don’t do that, can’t you read the signs”. Some signs aren’t visual, but if you are open, you will know they are there. All around you. Open an email, hear a song, a commercial, a chat with a friend. All pointing you in a certain direction.

Learning

It is in the trying, difficult times we learn the most. You can take any situation and learn something from it. If you can spin it negative, you can spin it positive! God will not move us or reveal to us what we should be doing if we can’t handle the little things well. Until we can prove we are worthy of more, we may stay stuck. Face it, most of us would turn and run if we knew how things would play out along the way before we get the big picture. While we may not know how it all works out or how it ends, trust and do your best. See that you can turn it around and by taking small steps each day, you can achieve big things.

Take small steps

What are some of the ways you find to avoid the big roadblocks or small steps you take to reach your goal? Write below in the comments, maybe add a list! Do several small steps. One step at a time.

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November 21, 2019January 13, 2020

The Year of the Woman

1959 is calling. Are we heading backward? Women empowerment

Why do we have a year of the woman? Wasn’t last year the year of the woman? Why do we even need a year to celebrate women or a day? We shouldn’t have to point out “the first woman to _____”fill in the blank. We shouldn’t have to empower women, but we do. We need to.

Percent of female to male police officers.

Workforce- gender equality

Women make up 51% of the population. We are the fastest growing segment of the workforce. Yet in every way and every day we are told we are less. Less important, less worthy. Look at professional sports. The few that have a woman’s league only basket ball will have an occasional game televised. They get paid far less than their male counterparts and have far fewer opportunities for sponsorship. It’s also reinforced daily as men are promoted over women for fear women take too much time off work for family. Women make far less than men in the same positions.

Everyday objects

Furniture, cabinets, pant pockets and cars, all are made for the average 6’1″ 220 pound man. Cars particularly, even the smaller ones, are built for men. Cabinets are placed high on the wall. Pockets in menswear are larger (if women’s clothes even have pockets). Men being the ‘Default’ design. Women pay more for razors and deodorant and other products. But no more material or chemicals are used in manufacturing them. Its called gender pricing.

Role models

Where are the strong female role models? What do girls see? A bank president, CEO, congressman? You think of a man. How about Dr., lawyer, police officer or astronaut? Again men. You can add mechanic and pilot. Tell a girl she can do anything and she will grow up doing just that!

Where does it start?

Where does it all start? In school, at home? Certainly carried over into business environments. Soften your edges, act like you don’t know as much as a man, make the man feel like he is important. Play along to get along. WHY? This is so counter productive to teach young girls, but it still is. We can talk all we want, girls will see our behavior.

I believe Martina is in this list only because she raised an issue about only one female out of 44 males in a playlist earlier this year.

2019

It’s 2019 and this is the first year a woman was nominated for a musician of the year award, an industry dominated by men. (She won, BTW! Jenee Fleenor) For every 10 songs on country radio, you will hear only one by a female. The rest sound like the same old worn out boy singing about his beer on the back of his truck with a babe in tight jeans (in his dreams)! It just does not make sense to me we still have to celebrate differences yet, much like other things, self segregating is not helping.

Startling statistics!

Here are just a few of the startling statistics I came across doing research..

23% of members of the United States Congress are women.
20 states have never had a female Governor!
14% of active military personal are women.
11.9% of police officers are women!
1/4 of the members of the United States senate are women. Since 1789, when the senate began, there have only been 56 women hold that office! I have many more but you get the point.

What you can do

Women have only had the right to vote now for 100 years. Passed by congress after more than an 80 year fight. Women like my personal heros, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton traveled the country fighting for Equal rights for ALL. Born with inalienable rights..We still have so far to go. If you take away one thing from this, you can change the odds. VOTE. Vote in the small, local elections. It is in the seemingly minor school board, or fire district elections that you make the most difference, because those are the people who usually go on to run for higher office. Consider running for and elected office yourself. Most importantly, be a public servant to show your children it can be done.

Girls will be girls

And PLEASE do not ever say “boys will be boys”!! What on earth is that about?! Ugh. I digress. I will leave the rant for the podcast! It’ll be a hot one! What are some of the things you have seen that you feel need to change? How will you teach your boys to respect women? Add in the comments. Subscribe for more, less in your face..ha not normal.

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October 31, 2019June 29, 2023

But Will She Remember?

Not your normal ‘Mommy Blog’.

My Girl

I have a beautiful munchkin nicknamed Savvy. She is almost 24 years old. My ‘mommy blog’ is written with the gift of perspective. I can see now what a beautiful, strong, independent young woman she has become.

When she was a baby, I would look at her and think “what will she be like and look like at two or 8, 12, 16, and 21?”

Just under 2 yrs old with her favorite babies.

I am so grateful for having raised her in a time, not so long ago, where not everything was shared. No posting what we ate for dinner last night. If we wanted answers we would go to the library. Need advice? Call a friend or relative. There wasn’t Google and internet was a very new concept.

Today, ‘mommy blogs’ are everywhere. No one’s life is private. Write about how you are working from home making $300,000 while being a stay at home mom? Have 2.5 kids and a dog on a corner lot in suburbia? Publish it. What will these kids remember most? That their childhood was broadcast for the world to see with every trip to the grocery store documented? I’m not saying its wrong, just that I choose differently and pray my daughter will remember the good times we shared.

The Little Things

Wet, bright leaves of maple lie on the grass.

Will she remember the hours spent reading instead of watch TV? The learning and laughter? The time we were dancing in the late autumn afternoon, when it began to lightly rain and the leaves were falling all around us and we laughed as we searched for the prettiest leaf? When we would stay up all night laying on the driveway watching for meteor showers?

Will she remember we would make everyday moments into parties? Hold a movie party, a game night party, reading party or drawing party complete with invitations and decorations. We would have ‘theme’ dinners like carnaval food night with homemade corn dogs and funnel cakes.

Hometown tourist

Look at that face! 2003. Photo tip: always have the subject close to the camera, in the foreground, not the in the background.

We would play hometown tourist and go the St. Louis Arch and museum and then dinner at the Old Spaghetti Factory. Crown Candy soda fountain or Forest Park and mini trips to explore and expand our world and mind. The horse and carriage rides and dinner in a TeePee? Will she remember learning in everyday moments? Lessons only life can teach. Making sandwiches to bring to the homeless shelter when they asked the community for help.

Life lessons

Will she remember making volcanoes in the backyard, near the treeless tree house she helped me build? Playing explorer in the wood that was our backyard as we looked and often found fossil rocks. Sitting for and being my helper on my photo sessions. Or will she remember the struggles of a single mom?

Evening Falls

Will she remember the nightly rituals of reading her favorite books with character voices, like The Monster in the Cave, or The Giving Tree? When she would let me pick the book only to then say she wants me to read to her The Bookshop Dog again.

Will she remember that each night before kissing her goodnight, I would tell her she can do anything! That she was smart, kind, caring, funny, beautiful and I believe in you.

The Fiery Redhead

Savvy is now a smart, funny, caring, compassionate, beautiful, independent young woman in charge of her own future. That future is limited only by her imagination. Will she remember how proud I am of who she has become? She has taught me to be more open and giving.

a love letter to my munchkin

2019, Still very similar; we both like photography, politics, history, Fleetwood Mac and pokey sticks!

But will she remember the pride I felt everyday, the love I have for her and that I would do it all over again. Because being a mother, her mother, is the best job in the world! Like in the words to one of my favorite Martina McBride songs, “In My Daughter’s Eyes, the truth is plain to see, this miracle God gave to me, she was sent to rescue me, I see who I want to be, in my daughter’s eyes. For when I’m gone, I hope she’ll see how happy she made me, for I’ll be there, in my daughter’s eyes”. No matter where I am, that is your home!

Leave a comment and tell me a memory you want your children to remember!

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October 15, 2019October 14, 2020

It’s just a number. Turning 50!

Why is turning 50 such a big deal?

50 is just a number. Bigger is better! Wouldn’t you rather have 50 dollars then $25?

Look at the list of people whose success in life, love and business happened later in life. Sometimes much later.

Mel Robbins became a TV talk show host, Julia Child became a chef and Jack Cover created Taser, inc all when they were 50. Joy Behar gained prominence at 55 when she became a cohost on the View.

Dixie Carter, Viola Davis, Susan Boyle, Henry Ford and Bea Arthur all rose to fame in their 40’s. As did designer Vera Wang and Martha Stewart and Bert Lahr the Lion in The Wizard of Oz. One of my favorite historical leaders, Susan B. Anthony helps start one of the greatest movements in the country in her forties. It’s just a number!

Experience

Ask yourself this question, Is this what I thought it would look like? There isn’t a rule that says you must start and be a great, known success as early in life as possible or you will not be successful. If you believe in your self and your ability, you can do anything! For some, it takes longer. Laura Ingalls Wilder had a lifetime of stories to write when she was first published at 65. Sarah from the New testament, didn’t have a child until she was 90 years old!

Getting Older

Getting older doesn’t mean your life is over or you can’t contribute any longer. Why turning 50 is a good thing: Older does in some cases mean wiser, a new start, a new career. You get more time to learn and grow, and it sure beats the alternative! You don’t have to wait until the kids are older. Having just turned 50 myself and moved to a different state and starting completely over, the future is Unlimited! There are great things to come! It’s never too late to dream!!

The future is unlimited! Had to add Oz in there somewhere.

When we decide to continue living a life we love long after the kids move out of the house, or the divorce, age doesn’t matter. You are not too young or too old to begin a new direction.

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