My Biggest Regret

Day 25: My Biggest Regret (Day 25 of 30 Day Blogging Challenge) My Michael and I first married back in May of 2006, but we ended up getting divorced and going our separate ways. I dated other men, married and had a baby with one, and that marriage turned into a nightmare situation for my children […]

I Love Michael

Day 24: What Attracts Me in Love (Day 24 of 30 Day Blogging Challenge) I’m currently married to a man I was married to once before, but we chose to get divorced and go our separate ways. I dated others in the meantime and even married and divorced someone else before getting back together with my […]

Lottery

Day 23: If I Won the Lottery… (Day 23 of 30 Day Blogging Challenge) I fantasize about this one a lot. I know the first thing I would do is pay off my mother’s mortgage so she owned her house outright. I’d also buy a modest house for my family, and invest enough so that my […]

Habits

Day 22: My Worst Habits (Day 22 of 30 Day Blogging Challenge) I dream big. I’m very good at visualizing something in detail and seeing the differences between where I am now and where I want to get to and making a plan to bridge the gap. I’m not so good at following the plan. One […]

Sad

Day 21: What Makes Me Sad (Day 21 of 30 Day Blogging Challenge) Inequality makes me sad. I try to do what I can to raise awareness and be an ally for the underdog and oppressed, but it’s a tiring fight and new stories come out every day making it feel like an uphill battle that […]

Happy

Day 20: What Makes Me Happy (Day 20 of 30 Day Blogging Challenge) My children make me happy. No, not 100% of the time, but their existence brings a joy to my life I otherwise wouldn’t have. I love being a mom and I love having kids.   Dachshunds make me happy. They look like they […]

50 First Dates

Day 19: My Favorite Movie (Day 19 of 30 Day Blogging Challenge) SPOILER ALERT: I blog about this movie like you’ve already seen it. If you haven’t seen it, reading this blog may expose the plot and ruin the ending for you. You’ve been warned. My favorite movie is easily 50 First Dates with Drew Barrymore and Adam […]

Myself

Day 18: A Photograph of Myself (Day 18 of 30 Day Blogging Challenge)   I get really picky when it comes to pics of myself. I think I look better in person than I do in most photos. These two seem to capture what I look like and I feel positively about them.

My Favorite Blogs

Day 17: My Favorite Blogs (Day 17 of 30 Day Blogging Challenge) NJ Poverty Reality – This is my friend Brian‘s blog, and I’m impressed with the amount of research and heart he puts into it. The topics are centered around NJ, the poor, new legislature, local politics, and the city of Camden. If you live in […]

Thoughts On Education

Day 16: Thoughts On Education (Day 16 of 30 Day Blogging Challenge) I’ll admit it, I see the nice things educated people have and sometimes I wish I had them as well. The nicer homes, the nicer cars, the fancy vacations, the more expensive gadgets and trinkets. We’ve all been told going to college will give us […]