Eight Things My Kids Don’t Need To Know
🍺 My room was disgusting. Dirty dishes piled up under my bed, and mountains of 1) clean, 2) worn-but-wearable, and 3) downright nasty clothes covered the floor. The quickest way…
The Secret Lives of Women’s Purses
My first purse was a quilted patchwork beauty handcrafted in Grade 9 Home-Ec. It still houses sweet sixteen birthday cards, old love letters, and a vintage diary. Throughout the years,…
Getting To Know the Sangria Sisters
✶ Val ✶ 1. Due to her firstborn status, Val can be a bossy beaver. 2. She’s a positive thinker. The glass may be half empty, but the bar is…
Sealed With A Kiss
Lori: My very first kiss was in kindergarten. While heading outside for playtime, he startled me with a bird-peck right on the beak. Unbeknownst to me, the decoy was designed…
Acronyms Anonymous
1. ACNP ⭐ Adult Children (of) Normal Parents - As a rule, attendance at the yearly AGM is predictably very low. 2. DHR ⭐ Double Hip Replacement - Talking to…
I Glitterally Can’t
Have you ever noticed a random sparkle or two on someone’s face, and wondered where the hell it came from? Wayward cosmetics or crafting is a feasible guess, but when…
Pro Tips From An Old Broad
As a newly ordained 60-year-old, I’m brimming with Obi-Wan Kenobi wisdom. Nuggets, like the dark side has better weed, and I'm pretty fly for a Jedi. 1. The best way…
The Pursuit of Happiness
As I lounge on my beach chair, sangria in one hand, paperback in the other, a line jumps out at me. “On a scale of 1 to 10, how happy…
Song Lyric Fails
These ladies of the 80’s are massive music lovers. The first time I heard Bon Jovi croon “It doesn’t make a difference if we’re naked or not,” I presumed he…
