So I had this revelation - you know, the kind that once you have it, you think, 'well, duh, of course.' But somehow it just hadn't been in the front of your mind. No, my therapist didn't help me have this - what should I call it? A re-revelation? I'm still spinning my wheels on … Continue reading Not Really a Revelation

I've noticed lately that my moods change quickly and easily. One minute I'm feeling all zen and the next I'm really up and energized and then I'm bummed out and feel like life is pointless and everything's wrong. I'm more irritable, internally, if not externally. Of course, I could be feeling more because I'm not … Continue reading Mood City

JUST VENTING -- JUST VENTING -- JUST VENTING -- JUST VENTING Or maybe it's a rant. What's the difference? Ok, according to yahoo: Venting is when you're angry and you need to get something out of your system. You vent to a person who actually wants to listen and cares about why you're angry. When … Continue reading My Life is a Joke

On Friday, I came home from the hospital. It was just a short stay (day and a half) and I'm not complaining. It was not Covid, and it was not a heart attack or a stroke. It was, apparently, my gall bladder. A gallstone, in fact. It could have been much worse, in a multitude … Continue reading In Olivia News

Last year, my word was "Stretch." I intended to stretch out of my comfort zone and do things I'd never done before (like seriously marketing my own business.) I made it out of my comfort zone, I did some stretching. I didn't get my business off the ground. I didn't market particularly well. I didn't … Continue reading Word of the Year

Ok, maybe not a lot of fun. A little fun. Here are some questions I’m contemplating in 2021. What is my theme song?What is my word of the year?What is my motto?What about my personal mission statement? I did a dance class today, and did much better than I would have thought possible. (As in … Continue reading More Fun in 2021

"And now let us believe in a long year that is given to us, new, untouched, full of things that have never been, full of work that has never been done, full of tasks, claims, and demands; and let us see that we learn to take it without letting fall too much of what it … Continue reading Here We Are 2021

Mean Girl Warning: In this post, I’m going to laugh at some random “older white dominant silver fox.” Yes, I’m the mean girl here...* And yes, he really said that. His message starts out: “I’m an older white dominant silver fox. Yes I have a full head of silver grey hair. For the last 4 … Continue reading Fetlife Funnies

It's been a tough year in so many ways for so many of us. Here's hoping you're finding some joy in the moments. Here's a musical treat to brighten your day... https://youtu.be/XJfoWcFTj1s

This is one of my favorite terms - don't ask me why. Or, you can ask me, but I don't know why. It's just so delightfully descriptive. I had to look it up, of course, to make sure I knew what it meant. I found this definition: Hot mess is used to describe a particularly … Continue reading A Hot Mess