Just yesterday, I was reflecting on how it has been a while since I went out to buy new shoes or any other type of footwear for that matter. On that note, I looked into our shoe shelf wistfully at all the pairs that have just been sitting there the past year. The only footwear we’ve been using are the…
M for my Mom. My mentor, my BFF. My shero who made me who I am today. Gone too soon. She passed away suddenly following a collapsed lung leading to hospitalization, on a week-long life support and finally, a massive heart attack after internal sepsis. Right until the moment before she was hooked to the ventilator, she was upbeat and…
“Embrace your inner self.” This is wonderful advice to live an authentic life. However, most of us have a tendency to avoid standing out from the crowd. It is probably the belief that there’s safety in numbers because our survival depended on it from the beginning of time . . . and this habit remains ingrained in our psyche even…
It is time to reflect on this year’s A to Z Challenge. Four days after the A to Z challenge 2020 wrapped up for this year, it still feels strange not to be freaking out over publishing a blog post for the letter of the day! My 8th year with it. In fact, I quite miss it as I enjoyed…
XXI years, 21 milestones. Oh! Just a trip down memory lane looking at 21 milestones in the past 21 years. Clever, right? The XXI? I had all kinds of ideas for the X post. Because you see, I am usually never at a loss for words. Sure, I had my list of X words—I believe that if one looks, one…