Although my mom was not a Latina, she made killer 6-ingredient beef enchiladas on a tight budget. Slow braised chuck roast with onions, tortillas, lard, Las Palmas red enchilada sauce (“A must!”), and cheddar cheese. The secret ingredient was love.
dailyprompt
The Day I Got my Drivers License!
Daily writing prompt
When was the first time you really felt like a grown up (if ever)?
In 1979, at 18, I finally got my drivers license. But then I needed a car. $400 later, I was driving a 1968 Buick Electra 225 with a big block 430 ci engine that I bought from by brother. It was named, “The Tuna Boat.”
Personal Time Blocks
The demands of modern day life will consume all of your time if you allow it to do so. To counter this, it is important to carve out a block of personal time on a daily basis, even if only for 30-minutes. I block out 1-hour in the afternoon when I put my phone on do-not-disturb and use that time to read or write or even take a snooze with my cat if I want because it’s my time and I’ll do what I want with it.
Daily writing prompt
What daily habit do you do that improves your quality of life?
Being Alive
Never take a day for granted; it could be your last one. Regardless of the demands the day ahead may have for you, the fact that you woke up and are breathing and living is pretty damn great. Make the best of whatever situation you are in. Strive to improve yourself on a daily basis. My mantra is CHHUPPERR: Confident, Happy, Humorous, Upbeat, Positive, Persistent, Enthusiastic, Resourceful, Resilient.
Also remember to be kind to people you interact with with the exception of the crappy drivers in your city or town that are always speeding, running stop signs, and cutting people off. They deserve all of the expletives.
The Tomten by Astrid Lindgren
My grandmother Mary Alice Freeman was an elementary school teacher, and she always gave the best books for birthdays and Christmas. She gifted me The Tomten in 1966. I loved the story and the illustrations.
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