Sheils Writes

Just an 80's girl in a modern world!

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  • Trying to get hang of something new, also comes with lots of over thinking. What I do like is that I at least try. Sometimes I may take a very long break because I just don’t think I can do it. I will return because my heart decides I’m really missing what I enjoy. I…

  • My Mom hit a milestone birthday!  90!  We marked the occasion with a house party for her with friends & family!  However, I didn’t know what to get her as a gift.  Then it hit me, I decided a nice book of memory for her of all the pictures I took at her party and…

  • It was another line at the post office on a gray December Friday afternoon. An elderly lady holding a box, says “I don’t need to send this priority” and removes the tape on her old box. I say “yeah it’ll get there eventually”. She says, “they’re just Christmas cookies for my grandsons”. I say, “oh,…

  • Ah yes, the work holiday potluck … I’m writing this as I’m feeling the feels. I don’t know when I became socially awkward or if I just always have been this way. I don’t call what I feel social anxiety, that’s a whole other can of worms. I’m thinking, however, I’m not alone in being…

  • Warning: I don’t follow phone usage rules. I don’t feel guilt for scrolling or playing games on my smart phone. I use my phone when I’m out to eat with my husband, he does too. We sit on couch, next to each other, on our phones. This may not work for everyone, but we’ve discussed…

  • I have a problem. I don’t want to have this problem anymore. I will be working on this (yet again). So there I am at possibly 2 years old carrying a pocketbook. There I am again at 57 years old standing in the water with, you guessed it, a pocketbook. This one makes me laugh,…

  • A week ago I got all excited & decided I was a writer or going to be a writer. Share on here, I believe daily was my intention. Then I thought 3 times a week and now here it seems a week & a half have gone by and I’m finally writing a bit. I…

  • Welcome to my blog! I want to write on here about various things…life, thoughts, hopes, dreams, aging with grace & style, what I’m binge watching, listening to, learning more about, etc. So far my biggest struggle is learning how to set up a “site” so bear with me as I learn this new platform. The…