Quick update on myself before I write the actually blog post: Hi, everyone! I’m not dead yet. I’m gearing myself up to resume writing. I am working on a big writing project. I am praying this one continues its current trajectory. I am keeping the podcast on hold for now. I do have some thoughts on it for the future. In the meantime, while I wax and wane on the amount of pushing I do to myself, I want to write up a post about use of the word “no.” Yes, I have already writt

If you haven't read my blog post from August 21, 2023, or want a reminder, here is the link: https://www.humorinchaos.com/post/dating-and...

I'm leaving in a couple of days for a trip to the other side of the country to my daughter's home for Christmas. Her brothers and their...

(Side note: This is NOT a part of the Searching for Joy Series. This is just having a bit of fun.) Every now and then, I like to take...

When I was at The Getty in Los Angeles recently, I watched one of the gardeners tending to the flowers in the carefully planned flower...

We all do it. We get together with someone because we like them, and then somehow, consciously or unconsciously, we decide to change...

This past Saturday evening at church, I stood in the choir area facing the congregation and looked out at the many beautiful faces in...

That is the question I indirectly ask my clients in my get-to-know-you worksheets for coaching. I asked it of myself directly when I...

Some hangry baby birds woke me up at dawn this morning. I'm not a fan of seeing the dawn. I prefer to face the opposite direction on the...

I have moved many times in my adult life. The last two moves, and a divorce to boot, required massive amounts of downsizing. Every time,...

Me neither. Well, that isn't entirely true, but it feels like it. I'm writing a workbook for my project. I was hoping to have this...

There is a place where rocks and boulders seemingly move in a sychronized pattern for no discernible reason. How can that be? There is a...

Vitriol = (Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary) bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism. There is so much vitriol tossed around...

I have a first draft done for my next book! Woo Hoo!!! This is not a novel. This is a book on the reasons for Humor In Chaos. The last...

I am a new fan of Maya Hawke. I was already a fan of Stranger Things on Netflix, so I knew who she was; but, I just found out she...

Are you in the dating world? I'm not a fan. I'm one foot back in it, thrust in unwillingly, and I find it daunting. I know others find it...

The 1980s gave us an onslaught of brilliant comedic shows and movies. I love going back and watching reruns of Friends and revisiting...

De-program or re-program? One of the most common conversations I have with other women is the challenge to say "no". We are the "yes"...

This is my daughter's cat, Friday. I think I have blogged about her before. I am not a cat person. I am more of a dog person. Friday has...

There are beautiful rose bushes all over in the community I live in here in Southern California. At this time of the year, they are in...