• Life Hacks

    Choosing the Right Relationship

    A healthy relationship is not supposed to make your intestines feel like they are in a constant knot. If you feel like this when you are around a certain person, let’s pick an arbitrary number, ten times in a row, you need to find a new friendship. So many of us are raised to believe that unacceptable behavior is acceptable; it’s not. I know that many of you reading this are under eighteen and have parents that perhaps are addicts. Therefore, there is a constant stream of intestinal knots. This is an awful situation and I can’t offer an easy solution. I can tell you to pray and that God…

  • You Decide

    You Decide – Pepè Le Pew

    I’m starting a series called “You Decide,” whereby I present to you, dear reader, the pesky facts of a situation, and then, you decide for yourself.  I will try very hard not to interject my personal feelings, however, I must admit that it is nearly an impossible task on the catalyst for the first article in the series.  Pepè Le Pew and Pink Panther are my favorite cartoons.  I’ve already said too much; you must choose for yourself Mon Chèri.  Pepè Le Pew is a Looney Tunes Cartoon character.  He is a french skunk.  In real life, skunks emanate a disgusting, oily smell from their behind if you approach them. …

  • Life Hacks

    The Beginning

    Happy New Year in February!  I really wanted my beloved nephew, a brilliant Wordsmith, to write my first blog on this topic, but he’s too busy.  So here I go, and I hope we all get to hear from him soon. The first line of Auld Lang Syne asks, “Should auld acquaintance be forgot  and never brought to mind?” From High School, and way beyond, friends will come and go, as will boyfriends and girlfriends.  Most of the time, it’s extremely painful when the relationship ends, and in an effort to ease the trauma, sometimes, we chase after a relationship that just isn’t healthy for us anymore.  Don’t do that. …