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My 2024 Resolution – By Tammy L. Waite January 1, 2024

I don’t wanna watch the news anymoreIt’s really become a dreadful bore Murder, murder D.U.I.Bombs are falling from the skyDuck right now, you’re gonna die I don’t want to watch the news anymore When I was a kid, the news made you smartAnd now it just gives a jolt to your heartThe food I justContinue reading “My 2024 Resolution – By Tammy L. Waite January 1, 2024”

Wanderlust

My husband Jeff and I are never truly happy until our next adventure is planned. As soon as one trip ends, we walk around like zombies with haunted eyes, not knowing what to do with ourselves until our next vacation is booked. We love the planning and anticipation as much as we love the trip.Continue reading “Wanderlust”

Reclaim Your Joy

There is no therapist on earth that can fix me the way 1000 miles on an open highway can fix me. Nothing can bring me back to myself more than a highway leading to an unknown destination. I have been depressed, probably like the rest of the world, since 2020 when everything we knew collapsedContinue reading “Reclaim Your Joy”

I Wish I’d Been Blonde in Paris

I wish I’d been blonde in Paris. When I look back at photos of myself in Paris, I cannot enjoy them. Why? Because I had a terrible hairstyle, and for reasons unknown to me now, I decided to dye my hair a hideous shade of red. Was it popular back then? Was I drunk? DidContinue reading “I Wish I’d Been Blonde in Paris”

Hope for 2022, but no faith

There is a difference between hope and faith. Right now, I have hope, but I do not have faith. I will explain, but this will be long, so I will understand if you don’t have the patience to get to the end with me. Rewind… 2019 was a challenging year for us. Jeff lost hisContinue reading “Hope for 2022, but no faith”

Tamilu’s travels in the age of Covid

Many moons ago, when my husband and I got married, we went on a cruise for our honeymoon, and we fell in love with the sea. I immediately came home, signed up for Travel Agent school, and chose that to be my career. I love to travel, and I love to help other people dreamContinue reading “Tamilu’s travels in the age of Covid”

Expanding your Understanding

When I moved from rural Ohio to San Diego, California, in 1997, I was a rube. I didn’t know I was a rube, but I absolutely, unequivocally, was a rube. I grew up in a white town. All of my teachers were white. All of my classmates were white. All of my pastors and theContinue reading “Expanding your Understanding”

The Road’s My Middle Name

My second foray into wanderlust took me on the road for years. When someone starts out a question, “Would you like to GO…” I’m already thinking, “Yes!” in my head before they finish the query. This particular decision was not well thought out, I hadn’t saved up any money, and I didn’t have a plan.Continue reading “The Road’s My Middle Name”

The Travel Bug’s first bite

The travel bug bit me for life at a very young age. When I was 5, we started traveling to Canada every summer for vacation. My Daddy preferred to drive at night, and he would come home from work on a Friday, immediately go to bed, wake up around 2 or 3 in the morningContinue reading “The Travel Bug’s first bite”

The Keeper of History

This is a post for those who grieve and those whose hearts have known the depths of loss. Christmas is my favorite time of year. Christmas is hard for me. Both of those things are true in equal measure. I countdown the days until it arrives, and on a day like today, as I amContinue reading “The Keeper of History”