By now you've heard all the hype about the Netflix series, so let's talk about 13 Reasons Why, shall we? This is about my 5th attempt at writing about the show, and it probably won't be my last. Before we go any further **** Major Spoiler Alert**** don't read anymore if you haven't seen it and don't want to know what happens. 13 Reasons Why
Do you compliment freely? Which do you do more often - compliment or criticize? The consensus seems to be that we are in a hand basket on our way to hell. It doesn't matter where you look, people jump on each other for saying or doing anything, even with the best of intentions. Here are just a few recent examples of companies and people that
This recipe, Tater Tot Hot Dish with Mushroom Risotto, is a variation of the Authentic Minnesota Tater Tot Hot Dish. Like all great flukes it happened because I didn't read the recipe carefully and ended up with way too much liquid so I had to find a way to make it less soggy. I had a bag of Alessi Risotto with Mushrooms so I quickly
I actually said this to my mother today: "No Mom, you didn't cause my eating disorder", really, she didn't. Last week, I made the mistake of telling my mother I was bulimic when I was younger. I didn't mean to tell her. I knew if I did, it would turn out just like it did. And yet, when it happened, I was unable to stop
File this under Movies You'll Want To See: 20th Century Women. As a Minnesota blogger and influencer (yeah, I cringed just a little when I typed that last word) I get advance screening tickets to some pretty great movies including Moana, that last Star Wars movie and now 20th Century Women. I'll be honest, I hadn't heard of this movie before I got the invite and I
For your reading pleasure I've put together my sometimes annual Redhead Ranting 2016 Roundup. Every other media outlet does a roundup so I thought, what the heck, I'll do one too! I'm actually surprised I wrote enough this year for a roundup. In fact, I actually wrote and published 60 posts this year, which is my third time high since I started blogging in 2007.
My mother had been telling me that life isn't fair since as far back as I could remember. She'd married a gay man and had a debilitating stroke before she reached the age of 30, so I figured she knew what she was talking about. It didn't really hit home for me until I was in middle school. The Back Story When I was 10
It's almost Halloween which means it's almost winter here in Minnesota so I've decided to have 74 days of positivity. If you're missing the obvious connection, that's okay. I'll explain. When the days start to get shorter I start to get this overwhelming urge to hibernate. I don't necessarily want to sleep, I just don't want to do anything. I tend to get down. I
Do you know your ACE score? Several months ago there was an article making the rounds on social media. With it was a test that determined your likelihood of specific diseases based on how much trauma you experienced as a child. The test measured your Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACEs. Do you know your ACE score? You can click here to take the test and to
Today I visited my mother in the nursing home. I go every week and usually it's an okay experience for both of us. Not today. Today I made my mother cry... again. I didn't mean to do it, but I walked into it nonetheless. I've always been the one who made my mother cry. My father made her cry quite a bit, too, but he
