I never talked about our kitchen tiles (until last week) and I surely did not plan to write a whole post about them, but here we are. I am sure some of you, who have endured frustrating home repair situations, can empathize, others might be able to sympathize. I am not sure if you read…
The last few weeks have left me sad, frustrated, and overwhelmed. I think those are valid feelings with everything that has been going on lately. The death of George Floyd in police custody has ignited the nation, once again, and in the middle of a pandemic at that. And rightfully so. Just recently, I ran…
Photo by Nathan Bingle on Unsplash ** Disclaimer: I am getting a little political here. You probably know where I stand. If you can’t handle politics being discussed, politely click away now.** If you followed the news over the weekend, you know that we were in a government shutdown situation again. If you recall, I was affected by that…
Yeah, it was about time that I wrote another chapter of my upcoming book “The Never-Ending Story of the U.S. Postal Service and me”, wasn’t it? (← Just kidding about the book deal, but I seriously have enough material to write a book. But then again, who wants to read about the failings of the…
By now, everybody must have heard about the mass shooting that occurred at a gay night club in Orlando over the weekend (or you must be living under a rock). These things are happening way too frequently now and at first, I debated if I really wanted to post about it or not, because honestly, I…
#tbt Last week, I dug out this picture of my best friend and me. It’s one of my favorites. Those were happy, carefree times. I think this was taken ca. 2001. Obviously, we were dressed up for carnival, ready to hit the parties in town. My best friend and I, we’ve known each other since…
If you read my previous (password-protected) post, you know the details about my current predicament. I am on forced unpaid leave due to the government shutdown (and there are some frustrating details involved in my case) and I am trying to be my always positive self in dealing with my situation. While it sucks, I…
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{via} Ok, seriously you guys, I never thought something like that would ever happen to me. I am usually sooo good about this kind of stuff. I am talking about backing up my computer. A few weeks ago, I decided to reformat my laptop hard drive, because it was starting to run real slow and…
My Granddad passed away Sunday night. It all feels like a blur. I’ve listened to my sister cry on the phone, I listened to my Dad’s calm and collected voice when he called and I heard myself scream inside. I was two months away from going to visit again. Two months. And then, within two…
