Communication

I love a tidy house and yard. My husband likes one too, but it’s not high on his priority list, except when it comes to “his” lawn. He’s happy I keep a nice home (and yard) for us, and he pitches in with stellar vacuuming, dishwashing, bathroom cleaning, and yard…

⚠️ Diving into the internet age, connectivity is as fundamental as human rights, with the metaphorical ‘shark’ lurking just around the corner. Just as various species of sharks inhabit the seas, there are various sharks circling the vast ocean of global communications each presenting their own set of challenges. Be…

Just need you to be honest, honey Once upon a time, I believed that love alone could conquer all. But as the chapters of my life unfolded, I learned that honesty was the true cornerstone of any lasting relationship. …

Conflicts are an inevitable part of our lives, particularly in relationships. However, the ability to effectively resolve conflicts and improve communication can make the difference between healthy and happy relationships versus their demise. …

Writing myself out of a job, perhaps… — Taxonomy, according to the Cambridge Dictionary: a system for naming and organizing things. It’s what we do. We use words to put everything around us into one box or another and that is its classification. It’s how we express and perceive it. I first encountered taxonomy as a toddler, on…

I've seen it time and time again, people trying to reinvent the wheel: something so unnecessary that you can't help but shrug and wonder, "Maybe they're onto something?" The answer is… No. They’re not onto anything. A wheel rolls and moves along. That’s what it does. Honestly, short of teleportation…

But it’s never worth giving up — Love is a complicated and difficult emotion. But it’s also wonderful and fulfilling. Many of us grew up imagining what love is like, the romance, the passion, the joy. We were taught by Hollywood, by fairy tale stories, by our friends and family. …

Things it seems NO ONE knows! — Vocal, like Medium, is a platform that can be used by creators to share the content they create AND be compensated monetarily when that content is read. Benefits to posting content on Vocal: There are NO Paywalls to get in the way of having a creator’s content read! …

The “other side” might pleasantly surprise you — if you’ll let them — Nearly one year ago, I sipped coffee on the back porch of a cottage overlooking a pond as the owner explained why she had taken ivermectin to treat COVID. I knew she had made assumptions about me when she saw my blue electric vehicle with DC plates sitting in her…