I waited to share this out because I didn't want to rage but I had an incident this past weekend that makes me question the IQ of one particular stranger who thought it would be a good idea to try and shame me... for going down the shopping aisle with my cart... the wrong way.

Yup. In this daft woman's head, I might as well have been killing puppies because the arrow on the floor had an arrow that pointed in the opposite direction of my shopping cart. I may have embarrassed her with my long, hard and LOUD laughing as she fussed and bitched how people like me are why people are dying. True story! 

Oh common sense, where art thou? I miss you.

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Opportunity comes from the most unexpected places sometimes. If you had told me even a year ago that I was going to have a morning show on iHeartRadio, I would have called you crazy. Opportunity knocked and I answered. I might not always know what I'm doing but I will sure take it as far as it'll get me.

And then there are times when nothing seems to happen; no forward movement, no excitement, supposedly no opportunities. Well, that's when I go knocking down doors and tapping on windows. Maybe it's my personality. I love keeping busy and learning new things. As much as I complain about the endless "learning curves" I keep seeking out new things. So yeah, if opportunity doesn't find me, I guess I'm going out to find it. 

How about you?

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It seems to be an ongoing thing where I keep piling on my to-do list. Many of you know that I stay active in the geek community and I have a really hard time saying NO when it comes to helping people, especially when so many of my fellow creators are struggling to make ends meet.

In a nutshell, I had plans to livestream Tampa Bay Comic Con which eliminated the idea of organizing & hosting a virtual convention. Easy peasy, right? I was 80% certain it would happen and then it didn't. Now we're scrambling to launch an event and everything that I had thought about doing months ago and didn't because HOPE is a real bastard sometimes - well now I'm trying to get things organized within 2 weeks. 

It'll happen. I won't rest until it's over. But that begs the question: Why do I keep doing this to myself? 

I saw a Facebook message from my future daughter-in-law that she was stressed out and having an anxiety attack so I sent her a note to say that I was around if she wanted to talk. I hadn't heard from her in a couple of days but when she responded she said it might have been awkward when the source of stress was my son. 

Well... Having raised that child, I know how stressful it can be. I'm not one to take sides - not even blindly for my own bloodline but I understand her hesitancy. Some people might interpret that as being a terrible mother but I've cut the umbilical cord with my children a long time ago. It took a lot of time and conscious effort to see them as responsible adults and not my brat kids. 

On the flip side of that, if she doesn't talk about it then I don't know if she's overreacting either. At the end of the day, she seems to have gotten over whatever issue was stressing her out and it's not really my business. 

I love this topic because I've survived it. I'm not talking about just an ex-husband but a former job, a former life, a former dream. It's not easy to get over an EX-anything. But when we get to a point where we leave OUT emotion and embrace INDIFFERENCE then we know that it's really over.

Today's Morning Nosh is my experience. I'd love to hear your story too. What are some of the tips and tools you've used to get over an EX? Let me know at [email protected] 

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My confession is a little sweet and definitely honest. To find out what it is, you'll have to listen to The Morning Nosh! But here's the thing...

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It's not an easy day for me. Today is the 10th anniversary of my father's death. Instead of being a weeping pile of ugly cry, I choose to celebrate him with a couple of stories that make me laugh with the memories.

With these stories come two valuable life lessons. Let me know what you think! 

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Have you ever had a dream of what you were going to accomplish or be when you grew up and the reality is so far from it that it's laughable? It's one thing for a child to look to the stars and think they're going to be an astronaut because their imagination takes them there.

But what about the dream job that you've been working on your entire life and, through no fault other than life choices, those dreams are dashed. Reality kicks in and you realize the dream you've kept alive is really dead. 

I've been there - and it was a very difficult time. I needed room to mourn a life I never had. No one really understood that deep sense of loss; certainly not my children. My poor husband was confused but it was something I went through. As hard as it was, it opened new doors. So I hope you take some inspiration from my story. Life is hard and we often have tough choices to make. Hopes and dreams make the journey easier but sometimes those go away too. It's okay. When a door closes, open another one and walk through. They're doors. That's what they are made for.

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Oh man... When I screw up, I usually do a really good job of it. Hey, it happens. No one's perfect and mistakes are part of life. It's how we rebound from the mistakes that helps define our character and how we're perceived. 

In this episode, I share a HUGE screw up that I did when I worked for a daily newspaper. It was bad enough that I didn't want to show up and face the consequences. In fact, I thought I would get fired because it was that bad. And honestly, bad enough that I remember their names even a decade later!

Here's the thing... I owned it and did my best to make it better and put processes in place to never let it happen again - at least, not on my watch. Tune in to find out what it was.

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You might be very surprised by the things you can accomplish in 24 hours. Some of them are miraculous, but they're every day happenings so perhaps you don't even acknowledge them. Some example that I touch on are childbirth, the loss of a loved one, driving up the coast.

I've even written a 10,000 word story within a day.

Take a broad look at your day and let me know what you've accomplished or strive to complete in 24 hours. You might surprise yourself.

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