*EDITED FROM MY ORIGINAL POST DATED 3-9-17* Hello everyone! I have responded to a male friend’s previously posed question a few years ago regarding being in a relationship with a woman who is fiercely independent. He asked if attempting to date a woman who is “too independent” ruins it due to her high level of independence?? If you so desire, feel free to respectfully agree/disagree. I pondered about it and here is my well though out response: I do put thought into these types of questions because they do hit home. I may have scared off many of potential suitors in my day due to their perceptions of how an independent woman operates her life. However, I don’t believe that I missed out on relationships since they were not meant to be. Here is my list of some perceptions that independent women may possess. Here are the following negative qualities: loud obnoxious narrow minded controlling and overbearing abusive manipulating head butting of egos cheap and stingy over hyped self opi...

  Hello everyone! I wanted to show you real quick the still shot of the video that was playing my book trailer on a look with other books for Book Expo America being held at the Javits Center in New York City last week! https://youtu.be/U4rEOnGPU2I I am thinking about putting it in the San Francisco Book fair going down this month in June. I am hoping to get into a few more ventures this year. I shall see how it goes. EDIT: The above promo video was showcased with other authors at the San Francisco Book fair. The book is available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iTunes. I have to get the audio version ready since it needs a final edit. EDIT: The audio version is now available on #Audible I thank you for reading my blog as usual! I am almost done reading Hard Hatted Women. It is a collection of stories of women in different male-dominated trades from the 1980's. I plan to finish reading and speak about it. EDIT: I previously released a post on my book review of Hard Hatted Women. T...

  There are many pros vs cons to being a modern independent woman. hello everyone! I am covering a #podcast topic, coming soon to #Spotify, on the #VerballyDisastrous discussion forum. I am going to discuss the pros vs cons of being a modern independent woman.  FAIR WARNING : You are going to have to keep coming back for potential updates on this subject matter. I am going to first come up with my own list below. I have yet to discuss my list with my cohost Melissa. The list is bound to expand and change after our discussion. I shall review creator content, at some point, to see input from others. If used- I shall give credit due to where additional input is used. Here is my own initial list below: PROS OF BEING A MODERN INDEPENDENT WOMAN : FINANCIAL SECURITY POWER OVER YOUR OWN PATH CHOICES ENHANCED SELF ESTEEM ACQUIRING YOUR OWN VOICE PERSONAL FREEDOM ABILITY TO GET AND MAINTAIN YOUR OWN CREDIT ABILITY TO BUY PROPERTY OR AUTOS WITHOUT A COSIGNER ABILITY TO PAY YOUR OWN BILLS...

  I read the book entitled, "Hard Hatted Women" by Molly Martin I started reading the book entitled, "The Joy of Plumbing" by Hattie Hasan. It covers a female plumbing contractor in England. I need to find and finish the book. Hello everyone! I finished reading the book entitled, Hard Hatted Women- Life on the Job.  It was edited by Molly Martin.  I would like to shout out to fellow electrician, Molly Martin.  We are now connectetd on Facebook.  She is an activist and a trailblazer and mentor for women in the trades.  I appreciate the fellow women from all different walks of life who contributed to the enrichment of the book!!  You got to hear short stories from women in the construction trades, truck drivers, police officers, fisherwomen (yeah, I made that one up), engineers, and women working on the farm.  This book gives perspectives from all throughout the United States. This book was published in 1988.  Therefore, the women who collect...

  *If you suspect someone is a victim of domestic violence, reach out to your local domestic violence hotline.* Hello everyone! I often promote #ConstructionTales on different Facebook pages and various media platforms throughout the internet.  I stumbled upon one that dealt with the subject of <i><b>Domestic Violence</b></i> against women.  I was pleased to see a page dedicated to giving solid advice on that subject matter.  I have dealt with that as a child watching my father get angry and abusive towards my mother, sisters, myself, and my step-mom.  I plan to write a book about it some day. An abusive home life had brought on a subconscious fear once I would hear a man's voice get louder in nature. I then would subsequently anticipate that violence was sure to follow.  I usually kept my distance once I would hear the voice escalating to a deeper intensity. As a grown woman, it sometimes still bothers me to hear various types of ye...

 Check Out My Basement Renovation Photos from around 2014 or 2015. My son Johnny posing for a photo. He calls me “Cinder flower” as a nickname. I wrote about it in another post. I was absolutely dirty and exhausted. I rented a drill from Home Depot for 16 hours. It was pissing oil when I returned. Always get the insurance when you KNOW you are going to beat up a tool!  My son Tom helping me with some flagstone floor demolition. The end product with a fresh coat of paint. I had a pipe burst six months later (sigghh) that I needed to open the wall and ceiling to repair. I had to change the paint color when I put the house on the market in 2016. I need to buy another project to work on soon.. hello everyone! I keep forgetting to show my last home project that I worked on mainly solo. I had help doing the tile even though I prepped by removing the old floor, a hot water baseboard install, and taping. The rest was my baby. My sons did a few guest appearances to help sheetrock. I fr...