Posted in Birthdays, blogging, drinks, Family, friends, Holidays, Jansen Schmidt, success, vacation, writing, tagged 4th July, active duty, armed forces, day off, grateful, Holiday, Independence Day, military, thank you, vacation, veterans, whine, wit on July 3, 2017| Leave a Comment »
This week, I’m taking a quick break from blogging. I hope you all have a delightful Independence Day and a huge THANK YOU to everyone who has or still serves in our armed forces.
I’ll be back next Monday with my usual wit or whine session. Until then:
Word of the day: Thalassic
Fun fact about me: I need to schedule more fun days off.
Original post by Jansen Schmidt, June 2017. Image courtesy Google Images.
Posted in authors, Baer House Inn, Birthdays, blogging, camera, costumes, diamond ring, directing, drinks, engagement ring, Family, Fiction, food, Free book, friends, grammar, humor, Jansen Schmidt, love, romance, short story, theater, theatre, Vicksburg, words, writers, writing, tagged antique medical tools, Army Corp of Engineers, book review, book signing, Civil War, Civil War Round Table, Climbing Jacob's Ladder, David Harris, Detectives Comedy Dinner Theater, Dixie Surgeon, ERDC, Free book, Kindle, Lee Brenner, medical tools, music video, pilgrimage, reading, Shannon Bagley, tour homes, Vicksburg Pilgrimage on February 27, 2017| 11 Comments »
Whew! I’m glad that’s over. Ever have one of those weeks? My last week was jam packed with inn guests, meetings and special events. I mean jam packed!! (more…)
Posted in acting, Birthdays, blogging, dancing, Disney, Family, Fiction, friends, humor, Jansen Schmidt, love, romance, roses, singing, Walt Disney World, watching tv, writing, tagged Be Our Guest, Beast, Beast castle, Beauty and the Beast, Belle, Cinderella, Disney, Disney movies, Emma Watson, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, movie trailer, new movie, Walt Disney on November 21, 2016| 10 Comments »
By now it’s no secret that I’m a Disney freak. Yes, that’s right, I love all things Disney. I never get tired of visiting the parks, reading the blog sites, flipping through the glossy magazines, watching the movies, wearing the t-shirts, all of it. (more…)
Posted in awards, Baer House Inn, Birthdays, blogging, dessert, desserts, dieting, drinks, Family, food, Holidays, humor, Jansen Schmidt, love, romance, soup, vacation, Vicksburg, writing, tagged beignets, blackened fish, charms, cheese grits, chicken & waffles, collard greens, crawfish, food, greens, grooms cakes, gumbo, jambalaya, king cakes, muffalettas, New Orleans, Po' boys, Po'boy sandwiches, red beans and rice, shrimp and grits, southern cuisine, southern food, sweet tea, turnip greens on June 27, 2016| 10 Comments »
When we made our decision to move to the south, there were certain things I expected to change about my diet. I anticipated that I would be eating more spicy food; foods with a Cajun or Creole flavor. I knew that gumbo and jambalaya and red beans and rice would be prevalent in most restaurants, along with sweet tea. Let’s not forget about the sweet tea. It is a southern staple. In fact, if you order iced tea and you don’t specify unsweet, you’re probably going to get sweet tea.
Posted in authors, beauty products, Birthdays, blogging, Family, Fiction, friends, humor, Jansen Schmidt, underwear, words, writers, writing, tagged aging, Chonda Pierce, funny video, hot chicks, hot flashes, menopause, night sweats, women aging on January 5, 2015| 15 Comments »
If you’re hot and you know it raise your hand.
Photo courtesy Google Images.
Oh, me. (hand raised high) Me, me, me, me, me. I’m hot and I know it. (This is me — in my mind — a really hot chick.)
But not all the time. Most of the time I’m the same temperature as everyone else. But sometimes, I’m raging hot. Wildfire hot. Exploding gas hot. Oh, I’m not on fire, I’m just having a hot flash.
Sometimes those hot flashes happen at night, while I’m in bed, all cozy in my fuzzy jammies. Those night time hot flashes are the worst. Wake up all wringing wet. Have to strip naked and take a cold shower. What kind of madness is this?
Photo courtesy Google Images
(This is me — in reality — a really hot chick.)
Yeah, I know. I’m as surprised as you are. What the hell happened? What happened to the woman in the yellow dress?
Well, we all age and there’s not a damn thing any of us can do to stop it so we might as well share a laugh about it — right? So, here’s a mash-up video from Chonda Pierce about women of a certain age. I hope you enjoy it. Feel free to laugh out loud.
How are you aging? Gracefully? Or kicking and screaming? What do you do when “those” moments hit? I’d love to learn any tips and tricks for staying comfortable and sane through this “phase.”
Fun fact about me: I older I get, the more adventurous I get.
Word of the Day: Theurgy
Original post by Jansen Schmidt, November 2014. Photos courtesy Google Images. Video courtesy YouTube.
Posted in Birthdays, blogging, Christmas, Holidays, humor, Jansen Schmidt, love, resolutions, words, writers, writing, tagged Christmas blessings, Christmas gift suggestions, Emily Matthews, happy holidays, Jimmy Kimmel, kindergarden, lie detector, merry Christmas, new years, Youtube on December 22, 2014| 10 Comments »
To all of my wonderful blog followers and friends, I wish you the merriest of Christmases, the happiest of holidays, the best of new years!
Here’s a video I found amusing. Enjoy!
Fun fact about me: Christmas is my favorite holiday!
Word of the Day: Roundel
Original post by Jansen Schmidt, December 2014. Video courtesy YouTube.
