Im in Used car Buying Hell
Buying a car in rip-off hell. Since getting home buying a car has been hell. Used cars are up some 40% in the past 2 years. 4 years ago I bought a Nissan Rogue SUV 2 years old for 17k with 20k miles at 1.5 % interest over 5 years. It was new as far […]
Traveling Alone
Things are never like they seem So people wonder why I travel alone sometimes. It’s because I like it. I like the challenges, I like to figure shit out for myself. Sometimes I run into issues, but most of the time things go almost according to plan. Sometimes. But in truth, if I screw up […]
Bubbles from Heaven
So I took a trip to Turkey, Istanbul to be exact. I chose Istanbul because it was cheaper to go there as a long stopover and since Ide had never been there I thought it would be fun. And yall know me; any chance to travel to a new place, especially someplace somewhat exotic was […]
Tiny Tiny, Wait, Wait
Rental car hell. So as part of my self-inflicted trigger finger wish lift, I decided a while back to go to Germany. The Black Forest to be exact. I was aching for someplace with pine trees and cool breezes to escape the heat of Spain and calm my mind before going back to the US. […]
Some days it sucks to be me
So, I have to have certain medications to remain un-crippled and un-blind. What does that mean? I have Rheumatoid arthritis, (RA) Sjogren’s, and glaucoma. And I’m a cancer survivor as icing on the cake. I was lucky enough to make a horrific decision to marry an asshole. 18 years later I got ass cancer. Go […]
The goodbye kiss
So, my last day at the school was very emotional. I was to be in five classes of 4th and 5th graders that are about 7- to 9 years old. I should know how old they all are as I have class lists of all the kids, their names, and ages. But I don’t look […]
Tower of Power, or old age?
I just finished my first international stair climb race. I have been climbing for almost 20 years back when stair climbing was not a “thing”. When I was married I started training on a 12-story building where my now ex used to work. I had a key and could go after work and on weekends […]
Pilates in any language is still WTF
So, I’m still massively Spanish deficient. And despite that, I decided to join a Pilates class only taught in Spanish, even though there is a very high probability I won’t understand the instructor. So I’ve been climbing stairs for exercise for over 20 years, but I have chronic low back issues and it’s getting worse […]
The case of falling objects
Pencils, markers, crayons, and scissors be damned. Some days are just louder than others or maybe it’s only when I’m tired. Standing in the 2nd-grade class on a chilly ass Monday morning. I’m patiently waiting. The kids clamor in and hit the tables with their backpacks, drop the chairs as they pull them off the […]
Nature or Nurture
A day in the life…you can’t manage rabbits I arrive at the school freezing my butt off as usual as there is no heat in 9 out of 10 classrooms. But it’s normal here. Everyone wears their coats all day. “only one more month it will be warmer! They chirp. I’ll never get used to […]