Anything, but Ordinary

Imagine living in a space that was barely big enough for a family of four, let alone for eight people. That was the reality for Anne Frank and her family for two years during World War 2. The Frank family were Jewish and to be able to stay safe, they hid in the secret annex which was located at the back of Anne’s father, Otto’s business. They had invited another family and a family friend to stay with them. Anne had to share a room with someone she hardly knew while her siste

I don't know where the time went, but I know he's always around. No matter where I go, he's there.

Recently, I received a message on Facebook asking if I was interested in a 20 th high school reunion. It came out of nowhere from a person who I haven’t seen since high school and haven’t talked to since elementary school. I didn’t respond and deleted the message; I also denied his friend request. We never hung out during class or outside of school. We knew the same people since but didn’t run in the same circle. I never thought of him as a friend. The reason I didn’t respon

I hope everyone had a happy and healthy holiday season. Wishing you all good things in 2026.

These questions would be a good ice breaker if you were at a party or holiday get together or you can create your own depending on who you're with and if there are kids involved.

Welcome to Blogmas 2025. I hope you have a safe and happy holiday season.

I’ve had a blog since 2009 and over the years, I’ve blogged about several different topics. I started off on one platform then moved over to where I am now and I feel like no matter what I write about isn’t worth the effort. I feel like I’m talking into the wind. People aren’t engaging, leaving comments or suggested new topics for me to talk about. I know I should be writing for myself, but out of all the years I’ve been blogging, I feel like I should have left some sort of

It seems like working from home is the new normal since the pandemic. Some people had already had that option before the world changed and I wish I was one of those people. I wished that I had the opportunity to be able to be in the comfort of my own home and be able to pay my bills. I had high hopes that my blog would bring in some extra income. I had hoped that my blog would be able to help me when times would be tough and I needed that extra bit of money, but of course the

I always thought about what would have happened if I was diagnosed with Aspergers when I was in high school, how would my life be now? Would I be more successful because I would have had access to resources a lot sooner? Would I have encouragement from teachers to pursue my interests? Would teachers be able to see my passions and help me get into college? You hear about people who got into specific fields or industries because of a teacher they had in school. They encouraged

I always wanted to be able to make a little bit of money blogging and I was hoping that it would have happened by now. I’ve looked into how to put ads on your blog, but there are different ways of doing it. I know that I don’t have enough views and readers to be able to live off the income I would get off of my blog, but it would be nice to be able to have that extra coming in. It would be one step closer to getting me into the field I want to get into because there are peop