I’ve spent years telling the stories I thought other people wanted to hear. But as I mentioned last week, those stories can carry a lot...

Resiliency in Life and Moving Forward The last year or two have been hard for me. There have been tears--gut-wrenching tears-- and broken...

It’s the simple things that make life magical, I think. Last weekend, I spent time with my two youngest children. It was my last...

My cousin Stephanie always says she takes a lethargic walk each morning. Lethargic walk. I love that. I tend toward being pretty...

First, let me say it's been too long since you've seen a post. Thanks for waiting. I've been preoccupied a bit lately and have found it...

Queenslog StarDate July 9, 2018 Tonight as the temperatures finally dropped below 100 degrees, I hopped on the quad and rode a quick loop...

Sometime last week, I was fartin' around on Facebook, which I'm prone to do. I did one of those "games". You know the ones; "Can you name...

For some reason, Thursdays are usually a peaceful time for me. Especially in the morning. I have no idea why. I’m able to relax a bit,...

Went out for a mid-morning walk today. Too late in the date as it is already hot and there is no shade along the route I chose. I have a...

Observations from the Queendom Flamingos and gnomes, oh, My! The thing is I can’t be normal. I mean, really, why would you want to be? ...

As many of you know, I recently had surgery to have my left kidney removed. This is my third week since surgery and I'm starting to feel...

It's been 23 days since I heard the weird whiz and clunking inside the MRI chamber. It's been 22 days since my doctor made the call...

I’m prone to depression. Are you? I think a lot of people are, especially creative people. Last week, I had major-panic-meltdown-oh-my-go...

It's a beautiful Sunday in the Queendom here in Southern Idaho. It's been raining off and on this week -- a rather unusual thing as we...

My favorite tea cup. It's the first in my "Days of the week" series. On Thursdays, I make tea. Every other morning I rush off to the gym...

Listen, I know this sounds cheesy. Like I’m one of “those” people. You know the ones. They talk about how wonderful their life is and...

I had a list of the stuff I had to do today. *chores *make zucchini brownies *Finish ironing *finish laundry for guest house. This is...

Ok, look, when I say “battle” I’m assuming the vast majority of you aren’t headed into actual battle. Battle as in,...