In January 2017, I graduated from the Citizens’ Police Academy. My family still laughs about it because it was so out of character for me, but I took those classes seriously. For ten weeks, on Tuesday nights, I joined other police academy participants for two-hour sessions with local law enforcement. We learned about cold case…
Finding an Easter dress in Eastern Kentucky in the 1980s was nearly impossible. In Hazard, where I lived, we had one clothing store that carried children’s clothing…Tots and Teens. Ugh. Their merchandise was overpriced, and the sales associates dressed as if every day were Easter Sunday. I dreaded shopping there. One of the sales associates…
This could be a polarizing slice, and I don’t consider myself a polarizing individual. At the risk of sparking debate, I want to share with you that I love my Kindle. Two years ago, my daughter-in-law convinced me to give the Kindle Paperwhite a chance. I had my doubts and felt that reading on a…
I retired June 1, 2025, after 31 years in the classroom. Beginning in August of 2024, I set aside time each day to clean out desk drawers, file cabinets, and bookshelves. It was a daunting task; and while most of my clean-out was focused on my seventh-grade classroom, I also cleaned out my dresser drawers…
Referred to by some people as “Kentucky’s least wanted plant,” Bush Honeysuckle is my Time Machine. One whiff of the fragrant petals, and it’s 1980. I’m ten-years-old again, riding my purple bike down Morris Hill. Plastic streamers, from my bike’s handlebar grips, tickle my wrists, and my heavy ponytail bounces between my shoulder blades. It’s…
On days that I babysit my granddaughter, I pick up my daughter-in-law, Lindsey, at 6:15 AM and drive her to work at the hospital. This ensures that she doesn’t have to walk in the dark from the nurses’ parking lot, and it gives us time to swing through the Dutch Bros drive-through and pick up…
Last Monday, on day two of the Slice of Life Challenge, I spent the day and night in the emergency room due to a gallstone attack. Because my labs showed no infection, doctors opted not to perform emergency gallstone surgery. Instead, they contacted the surgery center, scheduled a consult with a surgeon on March 17th…
I have a “Mane Squeeze” membership to the Blo Dry Bar. In addition to scheduling appointments with my regular hairstylist, I schedule visits twice a month to have my hair shampooed and blown out into various styles at the Blo Dry Bar. The Red Carpet (smooth throughout, with some bounce on the ends) is my…
Growing up, I was fortunate to know and love both sets of grandparents as well as two great-grandmothers and one great-grandfather. We lived within walking distance of my mother’s parents and Big Mommy (Grandpa’s mother); and our house was about 15 minutes from my dad’s parents and grandparents, who lived on my beloved Galley Street….
I drove the same car for 15 years, and she was two years old when we purchased her…a 2009 Honda CRV named Curvy. Recently, I was involved in a non-injury collision on the double-diamond intersection near our home. While trying to make way for an emergency vehicle, I collided with another car who was also…