I admit it. I am not an avid house cleaner. While my asthmatic cat was alive, I tried to keep the dust levels down. So I did the dusting, sweeping, and vacuuming when I needed to. I had air purifiers in two rooms to help clean the air for her. Twice a month, a lady … More Wisdom Learned From Cleaning Ceiling Fans
What is the cheapest, most contagious, most healthy activity for the body, mind and spirit that you can do, that doesn’t even involve sweating and exercise? Laughter!! The best kind of laughter are the good, joyful kind; shared by loved ones or just one person. While still a child, I started early in this daily … More Healing, Bonding, Joyful Laughter
Life is full of humorous events. Sometimes, I think they help us keep our sanity. It is easy to laugh at mistakes, slip ups, and other embarrassing things others do, but it is harder to laugh at ourselves in our own moment of weakness, at least immediately after they happen.There are a few funny … More Can You Laugh at Yourself?
Last year, I turned 74. I do not fear aging. So far aging has only affected my back and knees, my brain, my skin and other things I can’t share. But I am thankful for the good health that I do have. I have a good life. My mind is sharp, except for lunch dates … More I’m Getting Older, Thankfully
And now for something a little different. I wrote this poem for my oldest son when he was about seven or eight. He is now a 6’6″ adult. Growth and Pants Shopping for pants for my son Is considered, by him not much fun. But he’s smart so he let’s me know The pants, unlike … More Growth and Pants By Melodie Elaine Estes
The other day I was shopping at a local store. As I pushed my cart around the corner of an aisle, I saw a lady from India squatting on the floor looking for a certain product on the bottom shelf. She sprang up when she saw me, as if to get out of my way … More Karma is….
My Aunt Helen passed away at the age of 92. Her senior lifestyle was an inspiration to me, now that I am older. She was always going somewhere and staying active. Until about 12 years before her death, she danced with a senior action group. She could fox trot, square dance, and samba with the best … More Ten Ways to Make Getting Older More Fun
In about 2012, after I had to retire from nursing, I started a small photography business. I had taken some lovely photos of a waterfall and wanted to frame them. But I couldn’t find the right frame for the photo. I kept 8×10 and larger frames but none of them was what I really wanted … More A Sense of Humor Helps
It’s almost wintertime in our country and other parts of the world. So bear with me. I think there is a conspiracy by stores to brainwash us. Allow me to explain. No matter how many blankets you have at home, when you enter a moderately warm store and have to thaw from the effects of the … More Soft, Warm and Fuzzy
My husband and my sons have each experienced a weird number of strange occurrences where paper and their names are concerned. I am not sure exactly who it started with. My first son, M, says it started with my husband’s father not having a middle name and so “none” was entered where his middle name … More The Paper Curse Strikes Again and Again
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