A Messy Kitchen Can Be a Good Thing…

Photo by Daria Shevtsova on Pexels.com Something unexpected happened yesterday for the first time EVER in my forty-some years... I felt fortunate to have had a messy kitchen. Ladies, hang onto your hats with that declaration, as I'm sure that you are thinking, "What on earth?! is that Sue talking about now? Surely, she must …

Alright, So I am a Teacher… In Pandemic Times Nonetheless

But please understand, I don't want to be defined by my choice of profession which is why I haven't disclosed what my job is before on my blog. So much of what I do is public and open to public scrutiny that I just wanted to be able to keep at least one part of …

“The Day is Half Over!”

When I was younger, I ran on a noontime schedule as much as possible. Anything beforehand was heresy. I mean, there was no need to be up with the birds since one could do whatever needed to be done later in the day, or at least that was my thinking at the time. Instead, morning …

Is It Just Me?

I don't know about you, but I’m getting kind of sick of COVID-19. Thankfully, I’m not sick from it, just of it. The other day especially, this whole mess of protocols that we have to follow and the everlasting risk of coming down with it really got to me. In fact, I’m even partially annoyed …

The Golden Rule in a Not-So Golden World

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com   It is appalling at times, really it is.  I've done a better job of staying away from social media on the whole since detoxing a couple of weeks ago, but man oh man the comment threads on there are nothing short of astounding.  In a bad way.  It's nothing …

An Old Dog in a New Age

Twenty-six years ago, I was just a little pipsqueak embarking upon a career that I had dreamt about since I was a little girl. As a recent graduate, I was young, naive, inexperienced and had none of the answers. Somehow, I possessed a University degree which stated that I was capable of entering my field …

A Look Back As I Move Ahead

Wow. A LOT has happened in the past 13 months for me. It's been a real life roller coaster ride which I did not buy a ticket for, but somehow became entitled to just the same. And honestly, the ride just keeps on going. I'm hoping to find a way off of the track sometime …

Jibberjabber Apology…

I just wanted to fire out a quick post apologizing to my jibberjabber folks & followers for being delinquent in reading your work over the past couple of weeks. I have been on a gradual return to work program since mid-August and have had very little down time. For those of you who've been in …

Daily Jibberjabber Word Prompts, August 26th – September 1st: FINAL EDITION

Photo by ROMAN ODINTSOV on Pexels.com WELCOME TO THE FINAL EDITION OF OUR DAILY WORD PROMPTS POSTED IN A ONCE WEEKLY FORMAT--yes, a full week's worth of words all rolled into one! Given that I am doing all of the words for the week in one post, it'll give those of us in different time …

Daily Jibberjabber Word Prompts, August 19th – August 25th

Photo by ROMAN ODINTSOV on Pexels.com WELCOME TO THE SUMMER EDITION OF OUR DAILY WORD PROMPTS NOW POSTED IN A ONCE WEEKLY FORMAT--yes, still a full week's worth of words all rolled into one! Given that I am now doing all of the words for the week in one post, it'll give those of us …