This Kills Me, But…
Seriously But Not Literally I dislike hate asking for help. I've always been like this. My 'I got this' affliction has led me down a bumpy road, filled with a smattering...Read More
Category: Random Thoughts
WHAT Just Happened?!
[playlist images="false" ids="3425"] So, I've got to humblebrag... Several weeks ago a fellow author ('cause, you know, I'm an author n stuff) send me a message asking if I'd be...Read More
A Few Of My Favorite (Amazon PrimeDay Deal) Things…
I REALLY need to get off Amazon, like, right now. Somebody stop me! LOL. Anyhow, here's some of the goodies I've been looking at (and maybe buying)...
The Den
Hey there! Phew, it's been a long time since I've done one of these! Book writing has taken up many of my moments, but I wanted to share this little...Read More
Keep It Classy, Ladies
Keep It Classy, Ladies by Modern Melly People rarely say or do things to amaze me anymore. I hate to sound jaded, but it's true. They do, however, totally baffle me....Read More
Dear ‘Dame Streep’
Dear 'Dame Streep' An Homage (of sorts) By Modern Melly Dear 'Dame Streep', Let me first say, Brava, madam, brava! Watching your speech last night, well, let me just stand...Read More
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas! Wishing you and yours a safe & happy holiday and a blessed New Year. May your worries be few and your blessings be many! ~Melly & Family...Read More
A Very Gif-y Story
A Very Gif-y Story By ModernMelly In writing my last blog post (moments ago) I had to find some gifs to humorously punctuate my paragraphs. I freaking love gifs (and...Read More
Gun Facts For Dummies
I thought about giving this a really misleading title, like: "GUNS ARE EVIL!" just so I could get the anti-gun hysterics folks out there to read this. But then I...Read More
Dear Mothers of Sons (A Request From Mothers of Daughters)
Hi there, boy mamas! I see you’ve already put on your defensive fuck you face, but settle down. We are adulting, so hear me out. Now, first off, this is...Read More
25 Priceless Texts Only Mom Could Write
25 Priceless Texts Only Mom Could Write BY NEHA PRAKASH MAY 09, 2013 With Mother's Day just around the corner, it's that time we appreciate all that Mom has done...Read More
On Faith: An Awkward Journey To Acceptance
Woo. Awkward one.I mean, for me it is- or was, at least. Religion, particularly the Catholic kind, has always given me the distinct feeling of discomfort. Like, if someone started...Read More
12 Happy Pages For Social Media Addicts
12 Happy Pages For Social Media Addicts By Modern Melly Hello fellow social media addicts! Disclaimer: This is not a support group, nor will I try to persuade you...Read More
Dear Everyone Writing A ‘Dear____’ Blog
Dear everyone and their mother that writes a blog, including me: STOP FUCKING WRITING 'DEAR (insert person type here)'. Enough already, we get it. Seriously. Dear children's costume company, stop...Read More
Top Internet Troll & Trash Talker Tactics
Today's topic is:Internet Trolls and the Trash They Talk! We all know 'em, we all love...err, hate 'em! Ya can't live with them, and ya can't give 'em a little shove...Read More
A Moderate American Taps the Mic, Revisited
Revisiting A Moderate America Takes the Mic By Modern Melly I wrote this back in August, a spur of the moment, knee jerk reaction to current events. This morning, I...Read More
Too Many Heroes
Ahem. *Stands on soapbox, taps microphone. I couldn't help but notice, and of course partake in the numerous dialogues and debates over what constitutes a Hero. Since I haven't posted...Read More
Welcome Winds Of Change
"Welcome winds of change..." or so I keep telling myself. Repeatedly. Daily. Almost hourly. From where did this obsessiveness with this phrase come? Ah, well it started last week, as I...Read More
Ten Traits Sarcastic Women Share
[caption id="attachment_1259" align="alignnone" width="300"] Sarcasm. modernmelly.me[/caption] Chronically sarcastic women are oft misunderstood, it a basic fact. Sometimes it's a literal "you-honestly-don't-get-sarcasm, do you?" kind of thing, and other times it's the...Read More
A Simple Truth
A rainy Sunday morning and 30 minutes of scrolling my Facebook news feed was all it took to get this one going. All that's missing is my morning cup of...Read More
The Great, The Fun, The Crazy (Things I Love)
The Great, The Fun, The Crazy (Things I Love) By ModernMelly I know I'm being cliche, but the truth really is, when women get together we (at some...Read More
Your Kid’s An Asshole. (And It’s Definitely Your Fault)
Sorry, I know that's really harsh. But I really needed to get your attention, like RIGHT NOW, before it's too late. I also know that you are trying, really and truly...Read More
Boxes, Prayers & Swears (AKA Sanity Savers)
Yes. That's right: Boxes, Prayers & Swears. Where's she going with this, right? Well, it's kinda my thing, among other things, of course, for getting through life's 'stuff'. I love...Read More
7 Ways To Get Super Powers
Really? Did you really just click to see "7 Ways To Get Super Powers"?! Yeah, I would've, too. We can't help ourselves, can we? It's these damn "List Blogs". They...Read More
If I Had A Soundtrack To My Life
As you, of course know (because you follow my blog so devoutly. Wink, wink.) I am a police loving, lipstick wearing, Steve Perry obsessed, I Love You, Man drinker, who...Read More
Willful Ignorance, Close Talkers, & More, Oh My!
I have a relatively short list of things I despise. Generally, I try to focus on the things I love- it's healthier, it's wiser, it keeps me from throat punching...Read More
Lip Service
[caption id="attachment_861" align="alignleft" width="209"] Red Lipstick[/caption] Someone. Please.... what is it about buying lipstick that makes me so ridiculously euphoric? It's right up there with shoes and purses, my one...Read More
It’s Just My Face
*As I recall it, it was on a warm summer day in 1977, when I was first given a inkling that something was different, perhaps even wrong with me. I was but...Read More
When Is A Dream Just A Dream
I've always been a super, and I mean super, vivid dreamer. In fact, I have dreams from childhood that I can still recall with sharp detail. I also have had...Read More
Objectivity, You’re a Jerk
Objectivity, You're a Jerk By ModernMelly Objectivity is a jerk. And a curse. Seriously, it is. The day after the Grammys, which I didn't watch (but read about the highlights...Read More
Mean Kinda Funny
Some people seem to be born with that gene that makes them just simply know how to act right, behave, be cool. They tell appropriate jokes, they laugh normal... my humor? Well, let's say that it takes...Read More
Dear 20-Something: An Open Apology
*Disclaimer: when I started this blog post, I was in a bitchy, pissed off, and disgusted mood. I'd been watching too much "news" with their primary focus on too many...Read More
Ten All Time Favorite Quotes
Doesn't it seem that there is quite literally a quote out there for every situation? Over the years, I've acquired so many- storing and saving them on scraps of paper,...Read More
The Art of Being Vague
Ah, the art of being vague. It's, you know, kind of simple but not. (See what I did there? I was being vague.) Now, you forthright, direct people may wonder;...Read More
My Two Americas
My Two Americas Normally, I like to keep my posts kind of light and fluffy, but I've been thinking a lot about the state of our nation. I think we...Read More
Menopausal Mean Girls
One of the twenty seven projects I am currently (and simultaneously) working on, thank you ADD , is a storage bench in need of a seat cushion and some pretty...Read More