Author Archives: Janice Reid

Bloganuary #5 – I wish I Knew How…

I wish I knew how to change a car tire. I’m sure you would all agree that after being left stranded with a flat on the side of a road numerous times, it would make practical sense to know how to do that. The last time I had a flat, I was driving on theContinue reading “Bloganuary #5 – I wish I Knew How…”

Bloganuary #4 – Favorite Childhood Toy

You ask what’s my favorite childhood toy? Can’t say I remember having one. The poem below captures childhood memories. When Nature Calls By Me As a child I never had a favorite toy, I ran and played with girls and boys. What toys we had were built from scraps and we nursed homemade dolls uponContinue reading “Bloganuary #4 – Favorite Childhood Toy”

Bloganuary #3 No Comfort in My Comfort Zone

For the last 4 years I have been living life way out of my comfort zone. Prior to 2018, January 23, 2018, to be exact, my life was a beautiful well-organized mess. My routine was stressful but familiar, and very comfortable. I juggled work deadlines, soccer practices, homework checks, PTA meetings, and all other familyContinue reading “Bloganuary #3 No Comfort in My Comfort Zone”

Bloganuary #2 Back in Jamaica

Some of the best road trips I have ever taken were as a child in my home country of Jamaica while travelling in my father’s gray Datsun pickup truck. Nothing beats sitting in the back facing the wind while speeding through hilly winding country roads. We would leave out early in the morning so weContinue reading “Bloganuary #2 Back in Jamaica”

Love letter to my husband. I love the way…

Now I know that by now I don’t need words to express the way I feel about you. Simply a fleeting glance, a sexy pout, a gentle brush of the hand, and we’re right there, seeing eye to eye and deep into each other’s head. But, today on Christmas Day, your birthday, I wish toContinue reading “Love letter to my husband. I love the way…”

Self Reflection Before Resolution

The Countdown to the New Year has begun. Usually with the upcoming New Year people start making declarations of things in their lives that they would like to change. We think of dusting off and recycling those same old resolutions that we have abandoned numerous times in the past. We resolve to lose weight, exerciseContinue reading “Self Reflection Before Resolution”