Hello friends! Welcome back to The Suburban Life! Although I consider myself the possessor of a fairly optimistic soul I find that, at times, the impact of the world digs into that optimism and exposes my more vulnerable self to doubt, distrust and unease.  I become a little less prone to hope and a lot […]

Every fiber in my being has tried to sabotage my attempts at writing this post, but thoughts keep poking at my brain like a sliver in my finger that will not come out until I grab the tweezers and get to work.  So, here I am getting to work. Across social media platforms, work desks, […]

“Don’t Get Your Tinsel In A Tangle” I’ve been seeing this little ‘gem of advice‘ scrolled across a multitude of items lately and at first glance chuckled at the smart use of metaphorical alliteration (okay, so I’ve been spending a little too much time with 5th graders.) But at second glance the intention behind the […]

Have I been doing it all wrong? Full disclosure: I am not an expert of physical fitness (actually, of any kind).  I am  merely a purveyor of various fitness blogs and the occasional “clicker” of Facebook ads promising to give me six-pack abs and a booty you could bounce a quarter off of. And I’m […]

Wow.  I have some nerve, don’t I?  Disappear for a gazillion years and then just show back up all “waddup friends?”  Allow me to explain, and then feel free to throw the stones. To say that life has been a bit tumultuous and totally not on board with the “Mindy has everything in control” plan […]