100 Word Challenge: Record

January 11, 2017July 1, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 1 Comment

I’ve had the notebooks for a while, but this week I’ve attempted to begin Bullet Journaling. Though it’s been around for years, it seems to have a newfound following if you look at Pinterest, and social media. I like the idea of using bullet points to keep notes. Lists work for me. If I write … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Record

100 Word Challenge: Cold

January 4, 2017July 1, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 15 Comments

At 8:18 this morning (CST) earth was at its closet point to the sun. Its perihelion. Earth is only 91,404,322 miles from the sun, a blistering 3.1 million miles closer than at its farthest distance in early July. While in this position, Earth is also moving at its fastest, meaning winter in the Northern Hemisphere … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Cold

100 Word Challenge: Sorry

December 28, 2016July 1, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 24 Comments

This time next week, 2017 will be underway and New Year Resolutions will already be broken. I stopped making Resolutions a long time ago. They became reasons to feel bad about myself when, for whatever reason - good or bad - I couldn’t fulfill my promises. Instead of making a list of things I wanted … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Sorry

100 Word Challenge: Reality

December 21, 2016July 1, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 7 Comments

I keep a box of sterile, disposable gloves in my kitchen. I hate handling raw meat, or smelly stuff (read: onions and the Stilton blue cheese I get for my son.) I wear gloves, a lot - easy on, easy off. Because I use so many of them, I have to replace them on the … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Reality

100 Word Challenge: Cat

December 14, 2016July 1, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 14 Comments

Holiday gift procurement is nearing completion. My kids’ Santa list is pretty much done. The Mister’s gift has been ordered and on-time delivery promised. I still have to finish a couple of handmade presents, and ship a few items to my ‘rents, but for the most part, I’m done, or at least see the twinkling lights … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Cat

100 Word Challenge: Justice

December 7, 2016July 1, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 1 Comment

One of the only good perks of insomnia is that your overactive brain sometimes reminds you of things you should never forget. Up at the Butt Crack o’ dawn, I was watching TV when a trailer for the new movie, “Hidden Figures,” aired. The movie is about three black female mathematicians who played a significant … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Justice