Really?!?!

Okay really who gives ME a cell phone to finish a text message!?!? ME?! REALLY!?!? HELLO?!!? Miss Barbara you’ve known me for 8 years HOW did that seem like a good idea!?!? Today we had a girls lunch out. Barbara’s son Kenny text messaged that he had landed safe and sound from his trip to New York (Kenny cheered the Lakers to another win) Barbara started a text while waiting for everyone to get in the car and buckled up. I offered to finish the text….. Barbara says “Okay”?!?!?! ( what? REALLY!?) Now to make this more funny…… Miss Barbara doesn’t cuss. Even more funny? I got Bitc typed in the phone and Barbara hit a speed bump and my head hit the headrest and bounced hard! It was like Barbara smacking the back of my head!! Which started me REALLY laughing……. which made Barbara realize the folly of her ways giving ME her phone to finish the message! “What are you texting?!?!” Here is how the texting went (The blue is when I started to help) “Went to lunch with Gretchen and Connie, them bitches didn’t even buy me lunch” Kenny sends back “Oh I take it it’s their turn to buy?” “No I just think them ho’s need to spoil me!” “Okay Mom, who stole your phone? Gretchen?” Kenny’s such a good son!! He knows the mouthy one in the office. And it’s NOT ME!! Thank you Kenny!! Ohhh and lunch? Sizzler!! All you can eat buffet. HOW smart is that on a diet?!?! But I think I laughed off a good portion… or at least some… cause I’m still laughing. Okay fine… it was bad food choices but it sure tasted good!

I’m Dusting Off Old Posts So Google Notices Me Again

You know that awkward moment when you run into someone you used to talk to every day and they clearly don’t remember your name? That’s basically my relationship with Google right now. So I’m fixing it. 🧹

Lately, I’ve been wandering through my older blog posts like a librarian with a red pen, updating headlines, polishing keywords, and gently reminding Google that yes, I’m still here and still weirdly productive. Updating old posts for SEO is like changing the batteries in your smoke detector. Nothing flashy, but suddenly everything works better.

I’m tightening things up, adding clearer headings, improving readability, and sprinkling in relevant links where they actually make sense. Not keyword soup. Not robotic nonsense. Just good content wearing better shoes.

Speaking of links, if you’re curious why this matters, Google itself has a surprisingly helpful guide on how search works. It’s worth a peek if you like knowing how the internet’s brain ticks.

And while you’re clicking around, this is also me casually pointing you to an internal post or two that needed a glow-up anyway. Old posts deserve love. And traffic. Mostly traffic.

Oh, and if you spot mentions of my monthly $50 Your Way giveaway, that’s not an accident. You’ll find that happy little temptation living in the sidebar. PayPal, Venmo, or gift card. Your choice. Every month. 🎉

So if things look a bit fresher around here, that’s me courting Google with better SEO and a side of charm. Wish me luck. And maybe click something while you’re here.