Sizing up objects and getting a good grip on their size is not a strong suit of mine.  Like the time that I thought I could fit all of the décor for a wedding in my vehicle.  I have learned to take measurements and double-check what I think.  But it’s not entirely my fault ya’ll.  Geometry is where you learn relative positions of figures.  And my tenth-grade geometry class taught me something else. My tenth-grade geometry teacher was the head football coach.  I was nervous about taking the class because I had started to lose confidence in my mathematical abilities.  That worry would have been better served somewhere else.  The…

Producers are always pushing out new content for my TV viewing pleasure.  Although I spent months watching new-to-me shows, I did not ever reach the point that I was out of shows to watch.  Just the other day, a new show popped up on my screen.  The trailer pulled me in.  I had to see more. The show is all about teams from around the world competing to complete an 11-day eco challenge.  What is eco-challenge you say?  Glad you asked.  I had never heard of it before.  An eco-challenge is a race that combines water, bike, and foot racing over hundreds of miles.  I think the show that I…

Farming runs through my veins.  I mean…I guess it does.  My great-grandfather was a farmer.  My grandmother and grandfather grew up around farming.  My mom worked the fields.  So, yea…farming is part of my legacy.  With all that being said, I have limited man-hours in the dirt.  I love the thought of a beautiful flower garden in my flower beds, and I love the thought of a vegetable garden in my backyard.  But when I think of the labor that is required to maintain those things… One day, my coworker gifted me with 2 cuttings of different plants.  I went to Home Depot to buy these two little guys containers…

The early years of my life were spent far out in the country.  I am talking about dirt roads and gravel roads.  Life was simpler for me in so many ways.  When you are a kid, you get to just live in the moment.  It seems easier to find pleasure in the little things.  One little thing that I always enjoyed was my great-grandmother’s sweet tea. This was not just any sweet tea.  One of my missions in life was to be in the know on what was going on in the kitchen.  So, I had a front row seat to the preparation of this delightful drink.  The recipe was…

Have you ever smelled something, and it brought back a memory?  My fragrance of choice was cucumber melon when I was in high school.  Smelling that transports me back to the late 90’s and early 2000’s.  Our sense of smell is an amazing thing.  My bi-annual trips to Bath and Body Works were focused on maintaining a sweet fragrance in my home.  Nothing too overpowering.  I wanted a scent that was just right.  And not just for my home.  I spent years thinking about a signature scent. During my early 20’s, I moved on from my cucumber melon obsession.  I figured that I was a grown woman and needed a…

Recently I shared with ya’ll that I am participating in a fitness challenge for the month of August.  I am on a quest to walk 50 miles during this month.  Baby, when I say that it has been a challenge….a challenge.  Bible Study Mama and I mapped out a couple of different routes.  First, we went for a long walk in her neighborhood.  The next day, we went for a long walk in mine. We sailed through the first weekend like champions.  When I use the word “sailed”, I am actually exaggerating.  We fought to get those miles in.  Although I do not care for encouraging words when I am…

My cat, Fitz, has a water fountain.  Listen, I told ya’ll that I like the razzle-dazzle in life.  I am not a cat person by nature, so I did lots of research before I decided to adopt my dude.  Time after time, I read stories that cats can become dehydrated.  They just do not drink like dogs do.  Dehydration causes them all kinds of health issues, and I just was not here for that.  Then I saw it, a pet water fountain.  You know I was sold. The water fountain arrived in a nice neat box.  I opened the box and found that I could not simply add water and…

Bible Study Mama messed me up.  When I was a kid, she decided that it was important for her children to know that there was a world outside of Little Rock, Arkansas.  Bible Study Brother and I grew up spending our summers in St. Louis with our grandmother until she moved back to Arkansas when I was twelve.  We cherished the time that we had with our grandmother, and we also looked forward to our end of the summer trip. Although we did fly to St. Louis once, our travel was primarily done by car.  We mastered the art of road tripping.  Bible Study Mama and my grandma would plan…

We all have different tastes.  That goes for food, clothing, décor, relationships, etc.  Your idea of delicious food may not be closely aligned with someone else’s idea of delicious.  Growing up, and even now, I looked forward to the holidays and any family gathering.  My family would be cooking, and I knew that I was in for a treat.  Everyone had their specialties and assignments.  My mouth was always ready to taste the product of their labors.  This is the food that I was raised eating.  I was accustomed to the flavors and smells.  Never once did I fear that the chefs would not deliver a quality meal. By the…