Because life is not chaotic enough, I thought it would be fun to host Thanksgiving dinner a week before I move. One last hurrah. Insane, right? And because I did not have enough madness surrounding me this year (note of sarcasm…), I thought it would be the perfect time to create a new tradition. A tradition in which my family finds themselves eating Turkey Dinner on Paper Plates. Now, haters do not hate. And judgers, do not judge. I have …
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This article appeared in last week’s Main Line Neighbors (West) weekly online newsletter. It is fun to write for such a large audience of my ‘neighbors!’ As always, enjoy! WHAT HAPPENED TO DECORUM?….ON THE MAIN LINE What ever happened to decorum? BY JACKIE (aka Scout) Hi Neighbor! What ever happened to decorum? You know that pesky word defined as “behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety.” Basically, manners and respect. In this instance, I am specifically referring to how we …
What’s up with the sports bra? To be more specific, what’s up with the sports bra appearing here, there, and everywhere? For example, women at the gym wear sports bras. Yet somehow, currently it is En vogue to wear the sports bra alone, not underneath a shirt as this writer believes was originally intended. Oh, the scandal! So, how should women wear a sports bra to the gym today? Or rather, how is it being worn today? Let me clarify. …
What’s up with the “cold call?” How has this decades-old term taken on new meaning as defined by today’s generation? Evidently the meaning, or, er, understanding, has changed ever-so-slightly from when cold calls were legit, a real phenomenon – still annoying, but expected and accepted. So, in the spirit of how to redefine the Cold Call for the current generation so it is understood and respected by all (or at least attempted), here we go… The confusion over exactly what …
No one said it would be easy. But no one said it would be this hard either. And no one could predict the length of time this formidable opponent would linger in our lives. Battling through these unprecedented times, I learned to cherish and embrace the Covid Containment time with my adult children. Yet here we are, a month shy of two full years of the Covid-19 Pandemic infiltrating our day-to-day existence in ways we did not anticipate. As a …
The discussion is not new. The observation is not revealing. Yet reflecting on the difference between boys and girls never ceases to fascinate me. Especially when these long-tested stereotypes played out in our driveway on Halloween. So, here is my Halloween Story of 2021, featuring The Difference Between Boys and Girls: The demographics in our neighborhood have changed since we moved in fourteen years ago. Typically on Halloween the kids Trick-or-Treating flood the streets, running from door to door to …
From the Bottom of My Beach Bag, Summer 2021 Edition It is time to clean out the coveted beach bag once again. Although we had more freedom this summer than last, it was refreshing to explore in person. However, we can still set aside time to seek adventures between the pages of this summer’s top best sellers. And what will we find at ‘the bottom of my beach bag?’ Favorite authors and genres which allow us to indulge in a …
A funny thing happened on my way to the mall. Well, truthfully, it all unfolded when I actually got into the mall, but I was harboring my angst the entire 7.5-mile drive. I am not sure what I was most anxious about, parking, shopping, or the entire outing. But I persevered and ended up with a story. First, I do not make a habit of going to the mall unless out of real necessity. So for me to meander to …
The words use to come daily. Freely. A flow. A flood. A gush of tumbling water. A free flow. A flashflood. A terrific torrent of words tumbling across the page. A gift. Taken for granted. The ideas from within. The ideas from without. No more. Dried up like an abandoned well. Purpose. Constantly searching for purpose. A point. A reason. Some value. A point to make. A reason to believe. Value in the written word. Painstakingly searching for those allusive …
Off the Record Observations resulting from the Pandemic.
