One Gal's Musings

These are the thoughts and observations of me — a woman of a certain age. (Oh, my, God, I'm 65!) I'm single. I'm successful enough (independent, self supporting). I live just outside Chicago, the best city in the world. I'm an aunt and a friend. I feel that voices like mine are rather underrepresented online or in print. So here I am. If my musings resonate with you, please visit my blog again sometime.

Saturday, January 16, 2016

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Let's Dance (1983) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here . 1) In this song, David encourages his par...

Surrounded by my people

I am a Cub fan. I was raised in the Lutheran Church, but I converted. I was also raised to worship at the baseball cathedral on Clark an...

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Here's why I enjoy my annual mammogram

Because I'm elated when my doctor's office calls and tells me everything is just fine. And that's just what happened today....

Thank you, Alan Rickman

I have often threatened my coworkers that we will make our client's deadlines, even if there's bruising or loss of blood, even if I...

My kingdom for a burger

My gastrointestinal tract is still rebelling. Which sucks. Every day I wake up and think, "This will be the day everything is fine!...

Monday, January 11, 2016

Being sick is good for my budget

I've been eating a lot of soup lately. Mostly chicken noodle, occasionally chicken rice. ( Never tomato; I hate tomato.) Always w...

Sunday, January 10, 2016

Sunday Stealing

Why Do You Want To Know That Meme, part three 50. What do you spend most of your money on? I spend too much on crap I don't really ne...

Saturday, January 09, 2016

Baby's First Uber Ride

I had a little tummy trouble (again!) and missed my traditional Saturday morning coffee shop breakfast. By the time I did a little grocer...

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Five O'Clock World 1. Think back to Friday. Did it fly by? Or did you find yourself checking the clock and wishing it wa...

Friday, January 08, 2016

Still

This tummy distress is getting old. I'm still bloated. My er, um, "output" is still unreliable -- nothing for days and th...

Thursday, January 07, 2016

And they're going to be sleeping outside!

The next few days will be very wet, followed by a weekend that will be very cold. I have a pair of everyday flat-heeled boots that I've ...

Wednesday, January 06, 2016

WWW.WEDNESDAY

WWW.WEDNESDAY is back! To participate, and to see how others responded, click here . 1. What are you currently reading? Cheap Shot...

Damn near killed me!

Monday was my first day back to work and I stuck to the bland diet suggested by my doctor. One of the items on it, one of the few hadn...

Sunday, January 03, 2016

Bleh!

My tummy still isn't right. I'm headachey. A cold is beginning to kick in. If Downton Abbey wasn't about to come on, I'...

I did something!

Of all my messy rooms, my den is the messiest. And unfortunately, I knew that my birth certificate was somewhere in there. I need that docum...

Saturday, January 02, 2016

Sunday Stealing

A nice, short little meme to start 2016. This Year: A bad habit I'm going to break: Hmmm ... Nothing comes to mind. Not that I d...

Getting ready for goodbye

PBS Prime has been running Downton Abbey again from the beginning, and I've been watching, transfixed. It's the run-up to tomor...

Saturday 9

Sleigh Ride 1) Have you ever ridden in a sleigh? No. We have a horse drawn carriage here in my neighborhood early every December to inaug...

Friday, January 01, 2016

Is 2016 "Next Year?"

Maybe after this year, we'll be able to quit saying, "Maybe next year."

Welcome 2016!

This morning I'm channeling the spirit of a patriotic Marilyn as she wished Happy New Year to the Marines during the Korean War.

Thank God it went well!

This year, for the first time, Chicago put on an outdoor, New Year's Eve event. At midnight, a giant star rose 36 stories, up the si...

Eating crackers, drinking soda

That's how I'm ringing in the New Year. I think my stomach is almost well, but I didn't want to risk it, so I put on my pajam...

Thursday, December 31, 2015

Celebrating at home

So there were three final Christmas celebrations of 2015 ... La familia. December 27 at my sister's house. A little awkward, as it a...

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Christmas Dinner

We went to The Harbourview Cafe, one of the restaurants at the posh Pier House Resort and Spa . To get to the dining area, we passed a ...

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The Gal Herself: Quote from Edward Gorey: Books. Cats. Life Is Good. (That really sums me up pretty neatly.)

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