Starting Over I bought my first house when I was 23 years old. It was a small 720 Square foot home in the city. It needed a little work, but the mortgage payment was cheaper than renting. The neighborhood was certainly safer than the most affordable apartments we’d found as well. After a bit of … More Moving on Up
Makeovers in Progress I was working on my portfolio for job applications and found I didn’t want to put a few of my covers in the file. If I don’t want to show employers they aren’t good enough for my readers either. So I got to work. With money in short supply I decided to … More Hard at Work
In Retrospect Yep you’re reading that right part 6. I am still tied up in court with my ex. Today I was having a discussion with a group of ladies all in similar situations to mine. They couldn’t believe I wrote about my court battle. One thought it was brave. But I do t think … More Court Battle Royale: Part 6
The Warning Signs As some of you may know from my Court Battle Royale posts I have been engaged in a custody battle with my ex for nearly 2 years. He has made my life a living hell. Slowly he is draining my resources and turning everyone against me. Worst of all my own family … More Self Reflection
Why I am Pro-Life The issue of abortion hits too close to home. When I was younger, I was pro-choice. I thought women should have the choice to abort a pregnancy under certain medical circumstances or social circumstances. You know the same old rigamarole people spout about the health of the mother, rape, etc. I … More A Difficult Choice
A new direction for my blog posts My web site and blog are pretty obscure. Don’t get me wrong I’m grateful for the followers that I have. I’m always excited to get the notification that I have a new like or follower. Sometimes eve the fact that more than two people have looked at my … More In the Mood for Change
The Name Game: part 2 In the pharmacy we see names all day long. In 14 years behind the counter I’ve seen some pretty interesting choices. There was L-a pronounced Ladasha and another young lady who had a whole sentence as her first name. The trend we see now are parents spelling more traditional names … More Your Friendly Neighborhood Pharmacist
And Happy Birthday With all the craziness that 2020 brought with it, I thought I’d take a few minutes to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and share a story about my youngest daughter. Last week my youngest decided to decorate for Christmas. She spent hours coloring pictures and placed them around the house one morning … More Merry Christmas
The Fight Goes On and On and On It seems like every time my court case is close to moving forward, my ex finds some way to delay the process. It’s the old adage of one step ahead and two steps back, leaving me more than frustrated. Early last week, I was copied on an … More Court Battle Royale Part 5:
Attack of the Narccissist My ex is a narcissist to put it mildly. My last post goes into detail on this and the problems in brings when dealing with him in court. If you haven’t read that post the link is here. We have been divorced for two years. However, he still thinks my life … More Court Battle Royale: part 4 continued
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