This is weighing heavy on me this week. It is something I watched over and over again in the military and it is something I continue to watch as a veteran. I hope I can convey my thoughts clearly. Preserving mental health is something…

About 8–9 months ago, I decided to join a Chamber of Commerce. Okay, full disclosure, a friend of mine highly encouraged me to join. To be honest, I wasn’t totally into it. See, I am not much into all this self-marketing. I am more of an anti-marketing type of person…

I was trying to be productive the other day and catch up on a bit of marketing; which turned into scrolling through social media. (Intent was there, motivation not so much.) A friend’s post caught my eye. At Lackland waiting to enter [the] new clinic bldg. What happened to our…

A couple years back I went to a friend’s retirement. It was an awesome event, with the reception taking place at a military museum. When she started her speech, I was intrigued. She talked about The Dash. At first I had no idea what The Dash was…

The other night my husband and I went to a charity event. I was helping to check people in, when one of the sponsors came in. They were friendly overall, but one of them seemed very standoffish. He didn’t smile and when introduced to us, he barely acknowledged us. Near…

I succumbed to the pressure. I had to do it. I watched Top Gun Maverick a few weeks ago. I’m usually the one to wait for the movie to come out on some stream, but this one I had to check out sooner. I was very curious how they were…

Our dog is dying. She is 16 years old, deaf, has cancer, survived a surgery they didn’t think she’d be able to undergo, and has lived 3 years beyond what our veterinarian has statistically seen with this type of cancer. We were convinced she was immortal. Four days ago, she…

My best friend went to the capitol in her state and protested the recent ruling on Roe vs Wade. No, this isn’t a blog on the ruling. Watching her use her voice, not only made me extremely proud of her, but made me think of our transitioning military. What many…

The last couple weeks have had their fair share of ups and downs. I went home for the funeral of my 98 year old grandmother. That by itself brought back a flood of memories, and gave me a little mortality check…reminding me, like it or not, time is continually moving…