Louise Mcbride's Life

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Is the entire month one gorgeous holiday?

Does every maiden wish that her lad would be a cad?

The Big Six Oh!

https://www.amazon.com/Sex-After-Sixty-Guide-Women/dp/0816165076

https://www.cosmopolitan.com/interactive/a45893760/sex-after-60/

https://www.npr.org/2021/03/11/975663437/march-11-2020-the-day-everything-changed

"March 11, 2020. The Day EVERYTHING Changed!" 😮😢🙂

I want to be more understanding.

I want to attempt to look at issues through others' eyes prior to passing judgment.

I want to be as agreeable and amiable as possible, even when dealing with someone I dislike.

I want to be industrious and plan the best possible use of resources.

....Energy energy energy...

Busy at work but it is good to keep busy!

Quote from John Powers: "In Chicagoland March is the FINAL FART of winter..." certainly true for 2025 but then it is true EVERY YEAR!

The end of winter...hopefully!

Ah February! Groundhog Day, Valentine's Day, Presidents Day, and once ever four years an extra day!

I will put away all my winter decorations tomorrow (Christmas specific stuff went into the closet a week into January).

And we will get ready for spring, which here in Chicagoland probably won't materialize until well into May.

This is one of my favorite movies!

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_of_Sam]

Of course 1977 was one of my worst years ever...specifically because of the significant event occuring in August!

I am not referring to the death of Elvis Presley; rather to the beginning of my ongoing issue with facial oily skin.

I am now nearly sixty years old.

This has been the BANE OF MY EXISTENCE!

Early 1977 is also when I began to feel "tired": of life, of parental and peer group hassles, of everything....

Menstruation began in January 1978; one of the major reasons why that year was also the pits.

My worst year was 2018 with the four following years all vying for second place: 1977, 1978, 1984, and 1985.

February is Black History Month so I am currently rewatching the original TV mini series "Roots!"

Coincidently this first aired in 1977.