February 2020

Glenda the Good Friend

You never know where you are going to meet your next friend. I actually met Glenda several years ago but we hadn’t really spent much time talking, we run in different circles. You see Glenda is in her 70’s and I see her once a week at church. Back in…

Read More

Pazcki Day Coma

Yesterday was Fat Tuesday and even people who do not practice lent will indulge in one of Chicagoland’s favorite pastries Pazcki’s (punch-key) on this day. They are in every grocery store and bakery in the area and they even put out a list on the local village boards of the…

Read More

New Addiction

Recently Big E asked me to look up some information on his biological Grand Father and see what I could find out. He unfortunately passed away at the age of 46 (?) and for what ever reason my father in law didn’t speak much of him. All I really knew…

Read More

How Reflections Got its Name

When I thought about blogging I was going to call it “Just a Thought” I am known for saying that around the house and at work basically to anyone who says something that I think is obvious. It’s my smart mouth way of confirming something. No know like someone else…

Read More

Self-Care at Work

I love lists. I love checking things off. It gives me a sense of accomplishment. It also helps me be efficient. I think it has helped me in my career. At work Post It notes are my best friend. If something is urgent I can write it on what I…

Read More

Relationship Lessons

Not always Equal I’ve had conversations lately with friends about miscellaneous things, things that we haven’t previously discussed because well we weren’t in our 50’s before. It is funny how our discussions have changed over the years. We still talk about clothes, parents, money, celebrations, disappointments but not in the…

Read More

Cherry Pie Day

Today is Washington’s Birthday NOT President’s Day! With the Impeachment, the finger-pointing, and continuous grumbling going on I thought of not even acknowledging that today is “President’s Day” until I did a little research and realized that today, in fact, is not even “President’s Day” at all but a new…

Read More