Ms.Chelle

@Chellezhere (6375)

United States

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Before the Bills: The 60 Seconds That Shape Your Budget

Ms.Chelle @Chellezhere (6375) • United States 15 Nov

'The Money Minute of the Day' is the very moment your benefit, gift, restitution, inheritance, tax refund, or paycheck deposits and overtime pay ends, just prior to you paying bills and making other purchases, rather than advice...

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Lost and Found: Five Weeks Without Henry

Ms.Chelle @Chellezhere (6375) • United States 15 Nov

The Day Everything Changed On August 17, 2019, I put my cat in his harness and began walking down the driveway with him, as I did almost daily. We lived a few blocks from the main road, on three-quarters of an acre, and...

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Better Off Doesn’t Mean Better Than: Your address doesn’t make you superior—your attitude does.

Ms.Chelle @Chellezhere (6375) • United States 15 Nov

To those who feel entitled: there’s a difference between being ‘better off’ and thinking you’re ‘better than.’ Attitude matters. Regardless of whether you pay note-rate rent in USDA Section 515 Rural Rental (62+) Senior...

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Mom Still Calls the Shots

Ms.Chelle @Chellezhere (6375) • United States 22 Sep

We all have family dynamics in the car. One of ours is, 'the oldest sits up front.' Well, I am 58, and my 44-year-old brother doesn't even live in this state. Still, regardless of whether the other passenger is 63 or 94, the...

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The Homefront: Things May Be Improving

Ms.Chelle @Chellezhere (6375) • United States 16 Aug

Some of you may remember me telling you about my next-door neighbor, "The Delusional One." She has bullied and harassed me for over three years. Her reasons? I'm legally blind, under 62 (doesn't matter that I'm over 55), own a...

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And the Hits Keep Coming

Ms.Chelle @Chellezhere (6375) • United States 10 Aug

Rock 'n Roll Heaven took another musician. This time—Bobby Whitlock of Derek and the Dominos, who was best known for co-writing "Bell Bottom Blues," with Eric Clapton. Written about Clapton's unrequited love for George Harrison's...

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Times Have Changed and Times are Strange

Ms.Chelle @Chellezhere (6375) • United States 27 Jul

Sometimes you wake up with the weirdest song combinations in your head. Last night, I was so sick and tired of "Crazy Train" and "Mama, I’m Coming Home." I don't even like "Mama, I’m Coming Home"—never have. But since Ozzy died,...

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Soundtrack at the Crossroads

Ms.Chelle @Chellezhere (6375) • United States 25 Jul

Wow. Just look at that musical crossroad: Ozzy Osbourne (Black Sabbath) Chuck Mangione ("Feels So Good") George Kooymans (Golden Earring) Frank Maffei (Danny and the Juniors) Connie Francis And just last month—Brian...

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100 Years of Modern Life: What’s Changed Since 1925?

Ms.Chelle @Chellezhere (6375) • United States 21 Jul

The woman who lives right above me will be 100 in just four months. Can you believe that? 100 years! Back in December 1925, things like television, telephones, radio, planes, trains, cars, electricity, and indoor plumbing all...

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Why Do We Lick the Foil Top of a Yogurt Container?

Ms.Chelle @Chellezhere (6375) • United States 21 Jul

I was eating a yogurt this morning (as I’ve done hundreds of times before), and—as usual—I found myself licking the foil lid. It hit me: this simple habit is actually pretty widespread, and maybe even a little complex once you...

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What No One Tells You About Adulting

Ms.Chelle @Chellezhere (6375) • United States 12 Jul

Maybe it’s my age showing—or just too much time on my hands—but I’m impressed by the two Walmart $2.97 Deluxe Cooler Shopping Tote Bags I bought today. They’re much better quality than the ones I got at Tops Friendly Markets a few...

walmart

grocery

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From Refrigerated Truck to Melted Mess

Ms.Chelle @Chellezhere (6375) • United States 11 Jul

I was born after the refrigerator replaced the icebox, but not so long after that people stopped calling it “the icebox.” I grew up knowing what frozen food was supposed to look and feel like. So when my Walmart delivery showed...

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Great Nana, the Sublime

Ms.Chelle @Chellezhere (6375) • United States 10 Jul

It is so good to be 27 for the 45th time. My natural hair color? Medium champagne blonde — why? Is that a crime? Old? Oh, hell no! I haven't even reached my prime. Elderly? Pshaw! That's at least a 20-year climb. Yes, Darling. I'd...

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Guide Dog To the Rescue

Ms.Chelle @Chellezhere (6375) • United States 6 Jul

It was the sweetest thing yesterday morning. Henry was on the floor beside my bed, and I guess tried to get up on it, but got his claw caught in the comforter. That hurt, and he screamed—boy, did he scream. Just as I sat up...

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Living the Dream?

Ms.Chelle @Chellezhere (6375) • United States 4 Jul

I'm almost 60. Married from 1993-2006, aside from about six years of living with a boyfriend, I have been single since. I don't dislike that, but sometimes I find myself dreaming like I did during my teen years. I saw myself in...

family

home

dinner

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For Me, It Was Compassion

Ms.Chelle @Chellezhere (6375) • United States 4 Jul

Today, I felt compassion most strongly—especially for caregivers. I was one during the early lockdown days of COVID. I was doing so as a legally blind woman with dead knees. I HAD NO RESPITE! And, I was taking care of my mother...

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Talking Music

Ms.Chelle @Chellezhere (6375) • United States 3 Jul

Some of you may be too young to know this. Between 1966-1970, four versions of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine." 1. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (1966) 2. Gladys Knight & The Pips (1967) 3. Marvin Gaye (1968) 4. Creedence...

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You Go, Girls!

Ms.Chelle @Chellezhere (6375) • United States 2 Jul

Mom was a gym teacher in my home state of Pennsylvania. Dad's Aunt Grace (1920–1934) was an athlete who hid her pains to play basketball. Her appendix burst. She was only fourteen. My great-grandparents found Aspirin hidden in her...

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July 1 Update

Ms.Chelle @Chellezhere (6375) • United States 1 Jul

Hoping to sleep well tonight. It was July 1, so I got paid and so did my creditors. Then, I ordered some groceries, went for a walk, got some quarters, came home, and did seven loads of laundry. That took me the better part of...

busy

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Mom's A Little Nuts Here

Ms.Chelle @Chellezhere (6375) • United States 30 Jun

Have you ever danced in front of your pets? Today, I was dancing around to some Do-wop and they both looked at me like I was nuts. And I was playing a mean air guitar, too! Apparently, dancing with pets—especially dogs—is a thing...

dog

cat

sedaka

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