Tip toeing through the mad new flavor craze-Mountain Dew Fruit Quake — My husband greeted me at the door, “I found the next new flavor for our taste testing,” his energy bounced. I’d never seen him so giddy. “Can I get inside first?” “Mountain Dew Fruit Quake!” He paused for clapping. I wasn’t about to clap — not for stinkin’ fruit cake. …

Hi and welcome, Feb. 2022 — I’m a wife, mom, and writer. All at the same time. Yeah, I’m that talented! I was a Risk Manager and worked at NASA for over 20 years. I have a master’s degree in business administration and a certificate in project management. …

How to make your husband happy, it’s not as kinky as it sounds — yet — My husband said something to me this morning and to acknowledge that I had heard him, I said, “I am down and jiggy with everything you just said.” His heart leapt with joy. “Dayyyam. I wish I could hear that all the time.” A smile split his face in time…

New Mantra — don't get out of bed, or you'll wind up dead — We've entered a scary new hospice care phase. IT'S REAL! And not fun. Don't get out of bed, or you'll wind up dead. That's our new mantra for my 96-year-old mother-in-law. I woke up at 2 am and grabbed the baby monitor. My mother-in-law was not in bed! "What the hell?" I screamed as I launched upward. My husband bolted…

Fake flickering fire has come a long way in the last few years — Flames — we’ve come to accept that fake is flawed. But times have changed. Fake flames now flicker, and not in that old Pirates of the Caribbean orange and red shiny gel sheets blowing in the wind kind of way either. Gel — those thin sheets of flexible plastic with…

How many of you are participating in the great eff you gas company — It’s been lower than 57 degrees in our house, but I was held under the covers by the frozen layer of air hovering over my face. That’s why I couldn’t get out of bed to prove it by taking a picture of the thermostat. 57 degrees Fahrenheit is not that…

I just participated in one of those moments, the eye rolling at myself is off the charts — When you just spent 33 minutes searching your office, backpacks, raincoat, and car for your headphones, in vain, so you can listen to UFO Alien stories on YouTube while walking at lunch and not intrude on others in the two elevators and many walkways you plan to take, serendipity strikes…

It’s dark and I’m scaring myself — It’s 12:24 am, everyone’s asleep, and I’m just getting to bed. I hear a feeble “Wen” and I think it’s my mother-in-law. I put the light on my phone, jump out of bed, and waltz into her room. I gently slide the light onto her face. She’s still sleeping. Her…

That’s crazy — I’m gonna try it, the Valentine’s Day Challenge — A Valentine's Day challenge by Shereen Bingham caught my eye. What the heck are 10-word stories? I thought The Daily Cuppa’s 150-word stories were tough, but 10? ¡Ay, caramba! The Daily Cuppa Wow! Did you notice that? It was your day flying by. This publication is your place to enjoy stories of 150 words or…medium.com Can You Deliver A Valentine’s Day Story In Ten Words? Ten 10-word stories for heart daymedium.com