Whenever I give advice, I often wonder if the advice I’m giving is the best advice. I do have strict rules about what I say, how I say it, and when I say it. Most of the time, I find that people don’t want advice they mostly want a listening ear. So I try my best [...]

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Believe it or not, I actually do pay attention to the keywords and phrases that people search for that leads them to my blog. It helps me know what you’re reading, what you’re not reading, and future topics that I may want to write about. This week I had one phrase that stood out that [...]

This weekend was actually pretty low key for me. I got out the house for a few hours on Saturday, but spent most of the weekend at home writing and being certifiably lazy. I also spent the weekend feeding a cat and her 3 kittens that have claimed squatter’s right to the area under my [...]

I think at times we forget how important communication is. I know from personal experience, I’ve felt like “I should’ve said this” or “I should’ve told them how I really felt”. Maybe things would’ve been better if I would’ve spoke up or maybe I shouldn’t have said shit at all. Maybe I should’ve shut the [...]

Summer officially starts in 2 days but it already feels like summer here in the Chi, the heat that we’ve had over the past couple of days has been intense. Right now it’s 10:20 pm and it’s still 90 degrees outside, no complaints here. Today, I got the pleasure of sampling some great scents from [...]

  This weekend marked my 37th year of life and I’m officially old and tired. Saturday, I celebrated my 37th birthday with friends and family who made my day very special. I am very thankful for the people that have been placed in my life. Whether they know it or not they do make a [...]

My question of the day is? How is it that we can invest so much time in someone and it never leads anywhere? Wouldn’t this be considered a huge waste of time? I can’t say that this has happened to me recently, but I’ve certainly had my share of wasted time and energy. Dating is [...]

As I sat here gathering all of the cute fashion finds for this post, a thought hit me. I honestly can’t remember the last time I left my home on a Sunday. In fact, the last time I remember leaving my house on a Sunday afternoon was when I checked out a movie with a [...]

I have written blogs about dating and meeting people online before. Today, I came across this story and felt sorry for this lady at first and then felt that maybe she was just plain stupid. Stupid is a rather harsh word, but I lack a better name at the moment for her, maybe desperate, lonely………..Apparently, [...]