I’m shaking things up this week! If you have time to kill, there’s no time like the present to take a crack at solving my photo puzzles. Identify the five idioms depicted. For those of you who aren’t the sharpest tool in the shed, here’s a refresher. Idioms are phrases that are not taken literally.… Continue reading Horse of a different color
Blogiversary- I made that word up. I know for sure because I didn’t read it on the Internet when I Googled it. Blogiversary is a portmanteau. A portmanteau is a combination of two blended words with two blended meanings, like a sloppy compound word. Think smog (smoke + fog) or fenemy (friend + enemy). I… Continue reading Blogiversary
I inch open the middle drawer of my bureau . . . the one sandwiched between the one that holds my long sleeved t-shirts and the other that contains my jeans. The time has come. I procrastinate long enough. “After Valentine’s Day,” I had said to myself leaving an open-ended loophole. Trinidads tasted. Roses… Continue reading Scary Drawer
“Eeek! I’ve gone skunk!” wailed my part! “I prefer to compare myself to Helen Mirren,” my temples countered with a distinguished tone. Skunk or Mirren either way I wished my graying roots and streaked temples had phoned for a hair appointment, because I had forgotten. Now it was too late! Kim, my uptown stylist, in… Continue reading A Hairy Situation
“Deal with your stress,” said Destiny. No metaphor here. Destiny actually spoke those words. I had scheduled my annual appointment for a free fitness analysis through Centegra Hospital in early March with Emilee, the trainer. At least I thought I had. The confirmation email reminded me about my appointment in late February with Destiny. Someone… Continue reading My Date With Destiny
A Few Choice Words By Anita 