Over the weekend I realized that I am allergic to artificial cinnamon. A few tasty hard cinnamon candies during the week, and by Saturday morning my tongue was swollen and horrible ulcerated sores lined the side, making speaking and eating incredibly painful, when possible at all. I even had to cancel my Father's Day plans… Continue reading Take Back the Truth?
Author: tahlia42
Being a Grown Up
I came upon the realization the other day that although I use the term in the name of my blog, I’ve never defined the term “grown up”. I guess I used to associate being grown up with getting older. Now that I am “older”, I’ve met too many Peter Pans for that definition to stick.… Continue reading Being a Grown Up
Father’s Day
Years ago, I somehow started the habit of asking my dad for a favor on Father's Day. No, not as long ago as that picture. More like a decade. It all started when I moved into a place of my own, and I received permission from property management to install a closet organizer. Well,… Continue reading Father’s Day
Spring Clean Update
My Spring Clean is officially done - while it is still Spring!!!!! I am quite pleased with myself. The results: 4 bags of donations 2 Craigslist sales (thanks to DH2U) Old television to recycling (It was free and they sent us a postcard asking us to spread the word to San Diegans about the FREE… Continue reading Spring Clean Update
Internal Dialogue
Recently, the following conversation occurred in my head: “Do what you are good at.” “I should be a professional talker.” “Just because you do something all the time doesn’t mean you are good at it.” Am I the only one who has complete conversations with themselves in their head (okay, more than occasionally out loud)?… Continue reading Internal Dialogue
Political Awakening
Tomorrow California has its primary elections … yes, these things are still going on. Rather than get involved in the current political issues facing this country, I decided instead focus on my earliest memories of the political process and world events. My first experience with politics was in 1980. I remember going over to my… Continue reading Political Awakening
Easily Influenced
If I were willing to frivolously spend large sums of money (but we all know I’m not), I would be a marketer’s dream. I am so easily influenced by what I see and read. Sometimes I will think critically about what I’m seeing, but a lot of times things will just flow right over me… Continue reading Easily Influenced
Silliness is Okay
Years ago, I watched the movie Crash. It was overwhelming for me, and it put me off dramas for the longest time. My philosophy became, "Life is too short to watch sad things". What it taught me was that it is okay to revel in happiness and downright silliness. Two weeks ago I sat down… Continue reading Silliness is Okay
Unexpected Adventures
For a good part of my life, if I had an idea in my brain about something and it turned out to be different, I was disappointed. I couldn't appreciate it for what it was. Instead, since it wasn't what I had hoped for, it was wrong! It often took something rather dramatic for me to make… Continue reading Unexpected Adventures
Total Eclipse
Yesterday those of us in the Western United States were treated to a blindingly fantastic sky show: A total eclipse. (Am I the only one that has Bonnie Tyler's song stuck in her head?) It was around four yesterday afternoon when I mentioned the pending eclipse to DH2U, thinking it was too late for us… Continue reading Total Eclipse
Grown Up, Now What? 