Melissa Bartlett

Sometimes you just have a week. You know what I am talking about. You just need a good laugh. I got that this week and hopefully this can make you smile too. I am in no means complaining. To me it was just funny. My daughter blamed me saying my handwriting is bad.

How good does it feel to accomplish the goals that you set out for yourself? Being able to check off an item or two really helps you to feel more optimistic about anything else you may have on your list of goals.

We have just come off of a banner year. I mean that pretty sarcastically. The year 2020 ended up being nothing like we expected when we rung in the New Year. We never thought a pandemic was going to hit.

We are less than a month away from Valentines Day. Some of us really love this time to show our loved one how much we care. This is about the time to start figuring out just what you can do.

Can we just admit the constant cancelling of things we loved to do in 2020 was really pretty depressing. But that was so last year, correct? So in 2021 plans are being made. One of the plans is to have the Musical Drama Texas back and better than ever in Palo Duro Canyon.

The good news is that 2020 is finally behind us. That has made a lot of us happier. I know that doesn't magically make everything disappear. We still have hurdles ahead of us but I feel that things are going to get better.

If 2020 taught us anything it is that we need to find ways to survive. A lot of people started side hustles to make some money. We had to figure out a way to make money

If the one thing we learned in 2020 is that we can not wash our hands enough. We also learned how to keep things cleaner than we have ever done before. We learned how to wash things down on a daily basis.

We love us some mac n cheese. It is a staple from the time you are a kid and you grow up eating it a lot. It's one of those foods you do not get tired of, ever. The great thing is there are so many ways you can change up the recipe. That is where The Big Cheese comes in to show us how even bett…

I know that going for a walk with your dog is by far a healthy thing for you to do for yourself; but it is also great for your dog. You both get to go outside in the environment. You both get some much needed exercise.

I am always a fan of free food. I even go out of my way to sign up for most places rewards programs so I can get even more of it. I may buy food from Jimmy Johns just in hopes of finding an extra reward for a free pickle. That just makes my day.

You want your day to start of great. I mean that is a no brainer. Anything we can do to wake up better is a win. How often have you gotten up in the morning and you are all groggy? You can’t just seem to get to moving and make it out of bed. Do you know what can help that not be an issue anym…