R-E-S-P-E-C-T

... FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANS TO ME...

Moody AF

Life has its ups. Life has its downs.
I'm ok with that. We all expect it, don't we?

And we know that we shouldn't assess our self-worth by the reactions/inactions of others.

Unfortunately, we do. (sad face)

Sooooo... we should remember that our own reactions/inactions/actions have the potential to help or to hurt others.

Admittedly, sometimes we can't help those others as they hope we could.
But let's be careful not to hurt them.

Let's be quick to respond when someone reaches out. Let's be honest. Let's listen. Let's be a little bit humble (hey, even fake humility is better than none at all!)

I won't always get it right. But I'll try. Let's all try.

Let's show a little respect.

Life has its ups. Life has its downs.

Gratuitous Dog Shot

Be Kind.

Always.

This Actually Happened

Said good-bye to my ride recently.

Buh-bye!

Good-bye to my (once-?) beautiful Audi A4 V6 Quattro Convertible. Black on black on black. 

She was awesome.  Lively, powerful, sexy as hell.

Took me to cool places and made me experience great moments.

Hugging it out
 (Chevley lurks in the background...)

She was my gift to myself after a super-challenging stretch of life. 

It wasn't easy to let her go.


We had a little hug. 

But (and there is always a but...):

• it was time for me to change it up a bit
• she needed someone new to lure to cool places
• I love my dog, but didn't really love my dog in the backseat of the Audi 

So I went from an over-powered sunbelt import to a marginally-powered sensible domestic.

Let me introduce to you... Chevley!

My brand new 2016 Chevy Trax. It's a 'Compact SUV' - 4-door and super comfy in the back seat. With enough room for the dog in the hatch (although not sure the dog entirely agrees.)

Plus the seats fold down in all sorts of weird and wonderful ways. Must think of strangely-shaped items to transport to and fro, willy-nilly... just for the heck of it.

Check out the mileage when I bought it.
Only 10 kms... This baby was fresh, fresh, fresh. 

AND I can press a button and the On Star lady talks to me.

• When I need something. 
• Or I've had an accident. 
• Or maybe just because I'm lonely...

I can finally plug in music with a USB. (Not sure what I'm going to do with all my CDs...more coasters, I guess.)

The best part is... Chevley is awesome also! Bought a stick shift (echoes of my NY Mini Cooper) so that's fun. And they were practically giving these things away, so I don't even feel guilty, money-wise.

Plus an opportunity to teach the kids how to really drive...  

It's the next chapter in my automotive life. It's the next Ride on the Road Trip.

And I love it.

The dog?
Looks like the jury's still out...