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
Unfiltered & Unapologetic: Faith, Culture & Commentary
My Blue Family
My Blue Family To my Blue Family- My husband is one of yours. He calls you his brothers and sisters. So that makes you mine as well. I claim you...Read More
15 Song Lyrics That Stole My Heart
15 Song Lyrics That Stole My Heart By ModernMelly Words. Wickedly, wonderfully powerful words. I love the way they wrap around, and cut through, and dance all about. I love...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
Feed A Cold, Starve A Fever?!
Feed A Cold, Starve A Fever?! By ModernMelly Heyyy. Sigh. So. I took an unplanned, unwanted month (plus) long hiatus from, well... everything, thanks to the flu, and subsequently pneumonia....Read More
7 Rules For Unf*cking Your Divorce (When You Have Kids.)
7 Rules For UnF*cking Your Divorce (When You Have Kids) by ModernMelly Writing What I Know As an aspiring (paid) writer, I've often heard, and taken to heart, the sage...Read More
Scattered
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="353"] Seriously. This is how I feel.[/caption] Yup. Scattered. That'd be the word for describing my brain activity yesterday, and so far (at 9:15am) the word of today, as well....Read More
You Named Him WHAT?!
Well, that little nugget, is me. You may have seen this picture before, in another blog, but I'm compelled to use it again because it really is me. As in,...Read More
Simply Complicated
Last night I went to sleep thinking, 'Tomorrow, I'm going to work on a happy/light post for the blog!" That exclamation point was overkill, I wasn't that exuberant for God sakes....Read More
Livin’ La Vida Saludable (Healthy)
Living the Healthy Life You could ask a hundred people what their idea of living a healthy life means, and you'll (at least initially) get a...Read More
What Do you Mean, We’re Not Rich?
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="428"] Me, my signature pose, and my best "frienemy" Circa 1976[/caption] Growing up I had every reason to believe we were wealthy. After all, we...Read More
I’m Just Here For The Comments
I have an amazing group of friends. I simply love each one of them, and what they bring to the group. Now, having said that, I've got to tell you:...Read More
My 42 Year Dramedy
Yup, here's me. Grown ass woman in pigtails and a Marvel tee, getting ready to get messy. Here's also where and when I come up with these random little blogs....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
Poor Man’s Barbie
So, I have this dear friend (the kind you could never stop being friends with because they know way too much dirt on you) that likes to give me Barbie...Read More
He Should Know Better
Last night, while driving home from my full time job (Mary Poppins extraordinaire) my husband called with the all urgent request to not park behind him when I got home. I, of...Read More