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Looking at that empty nest

by lorianniee

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I was sitting in the passenger seat as Nils drove us home from Michigan/Minnesota yesterday, and suddenly thought about how I hadn’t entered in this journal for a long time. Imagine my surprise ...


September 20, 2017

The fog is lifting

Ever since January I’ve been fighting a pretty big bout of depression. Knowing it is the orange haired Cheeto that is currently running our country didn’t really help me lift out of it though. ...


January 26, 2017

Puerto Rico

Just got back from ten days in Puerto Rico. It was lovely and relaxing. I was kind of thinking that I might try to spend my first year of retirement down there if it was in anyway less expens...


December 19, 2016

Bone Deep Betrayal

I haven’t written about the election yet, or my reaction, but it’s still weighing heavy on me. Some basic facts that affect how I feel. (My readers back from MDD Days know this about me, but I...


I just love coming here every day, and reading along as you all live your lives and succeed at it. Though I don’t write my own entries very often, you guys all give me hope every day as I read! ...


July 10, 2016

This crazy world

I’m so frustrated with people these days. With the second murder of a black citizen by a cop in Minneapolis in less than a year, I get just EXHAUSTED from watching the news, feeling the pain, a...


I seldom write in here, because I am blessed to have a life that just chugs along, with little to no stress or pain. That is not the case after Sunday’s Massacre. Being the mother of a lesbian, i...


October 23, 2015

Almost Australia Bound

Wow…on October 31st, Nils and I start our two week journey to Australia. We’ve been talking about it for two years, doing serious planning for nine months, and now it’s almost here! Hey TerriBer...


August 19, 2015

Out with the old....

Hey gang! As usual, a ton of time has gone by since I’ve made an entry, and it’s always something new, or unusual that prompts one. This time, it’s my Sabrina (middle child, age 25) that is ...


March 25, 2014

I speak for the trees?

I had a job interview last Monday, with the Department of Natural Resources. It is still a state job, so I could keep my seniority and benefits. It's a smidgeon less per hour, but I think I wou...


Well, Tabitha finally has a job at at vet's office, which is what she wanted all along. It's full time, at $10.00 an hour, and she's fine with that. That is the good news. The bad news is that...


March 12, 2014

Being 50

Okay...finally got one good photo of the tater tot party! I am on the left, and my best friend Dawn, on the right. We look pretty darn good for 50 and 55, don't we? (Not that I know how to add...


February 24, 2014

A senior Citizen?

Well, it's official, I am over 50 and now a senior citizen. I don't feel any different. The Tater Tot Party is over and done with. We had a major winter storm Thursday into Friday, so I ended ...


February 12, 2014

The big 50

I can't believe I am turning 50 years old on Saturday. I don't feel so different from the young woman who graduated high school in 1982! I am constantly amazed at how fast the world turns, a...


January 29, 2014

Going to try, I promise I am

I was a good journal writer over at My Dear Diary, but never really took the time to make entries over at OD. I may have things to say again. I may have thoughts! I turn 50 years old in about ...


Book Description

Learning to find myself again, as my children move out, start lives of their own, and I have to find out where I fit…