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Hello you sassy beast!  Ready for another flip flappin' fantastic weekend?  Yes indeedy, Ally Sheedy. It's been a week of working ahead for me as I try to work on ideas for holiday posts.  I know, no one is ready for Christmas but spit balling stuff is actually getting me excited for the season.  I like to try to give myself the month of December off from writing new posts (except updating weekly happenings) so all I have to do is respond if needed.  It lets me take a little mental break during the holidays to try to enjoy what I can then hop back into the new year hopefully rested and ready to roll.   We did book our 30th anniversary trip, which is the same one we had to cancel this year and of course got travel insurance.  It's just nice to have something to hopefully look forward to and it makes you go "where the heck did 4 1/2 years go?" because it seems like just yesterday we were celebrating our 25th.  Do people even celebrate their 30t...

Hump Day Poll: What Takes YOU Back?



In a world that is spiraling down the toilet ever changing, and sometimes not for the better, there are small things we can do to create little pockets of nostalgia from a simpler time.  It's harder and harder to find things from your childhood and if you do, often they aren't the same.  (I still lament the death of the taste of Chef Boy Ardee boxed pizza mix.  Sigh)

But for me, there are a few scents that I can rely on that are still out there.  When we were dating, one of my favorite scents was that spray musk and I was tickled to still be able to find it!  One spritz of it and I'm ready for a night on the town with the teenaged Mr in his Iroc.  I was also happy to find Night Magic from Avon is still available and gives me that same feeling.  My friend got it for me last year and with as much as I use it (rarely to never), I'll have it until I'm dust.  (I did find the solid perfume compact in a bin and still have it if I want to be truly nostalgic!)  I remember when Moonlight Path from B&BW came out and it smelled so 'sophisticated' in comparison. 😆  When Mom passed, I saw she had a ton of those fragrances in a box that she bought for people for gifts so I took one and occasionally spray some when I need a boost or to feel her close.  Obviously, scent is a big thing for me and I'm grateful these scents haven't changed.

I recently made some lists on Spotify broken down by year omitting songs I never want to hear again but including some that weren't bad enough for me to turn it so I still know the words.  I want to feel like flipping the radio on and being taken back so that was fun to do.  

I don't really have places I can drive by anymore.  Every school I've ever gone to is torn down and rebuilt or closed.  Every restaurant Mom or the Mr and I ever went to are either gone or are nothing like they used to be.   There is the apartment we lived in where the Mr spent most of his college years with me but it's not exactly a place you can sit and reminisce without people looking at you sideways.

I see Chi Chi's is making a comeback and we'll make that road trip when the time comes and reviews roll in 

What takes you back?

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  1. I still love to play the old arcade games. It'd be even better if we had our own arcade of course but I can play just about anything that ever existed through emulation and that scratches the nostalgic itch.

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  2. Every once in a while I'll go on eBay and look up old toys or books I remember. There are certain scents and certain cartoons/movies that bring me back as well. I stopped visiting old haunts many years ago because it led to not good memories and feeling unsettled. So I'm not as nostalgic as I used to be, but on occasion something will pop into my mind and I'll look something up.

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