Author Archives: Cocktails With Hemingway

About Cocktails With Hemingway

I'm blunt and opinionated. Virtually everything I say or do is a contradiction but I'm not a hypocrite. I never hesitate to speak my mind and never fail to leave an impression wherever I go. You love me, you hate me, but you'll never forget me.

Another day older

Posted on 3 July, 2023 by Cocktails With Hemingway

UPDATE: Sarah is taking some much-needed time to focus on, improve, and heal herself. She’s safe and taking care of business. I cannot wait to speak with her on the phone this afternoon! My bestie earned another trip around the … Continue reading →

Posted in Da Real Homiez, Grief, Sarah Bestie | Tagged Birthdays, Friendship, Patrick Courtney, Sarah Thompson | 2 Comments

Back in business

Posted on 5 May, 2023 by Cocktails With Hemingway

“Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack, a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” ~ Leonard Cohen Let’s jump right into it: consider this my official announcement that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Changes, Depression, Procrastination, Updates, Writer's Block | 4 Comments

Fourth of July 2022

Posted on 4 July, 2022 by Cocktails With Hemingway

Do you find yourself feeling some type of way on this day where we are supposed to embrace our patriotism and celebrate all that is good in this country of ours? Me too. I encourage you all to read this … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Spirituality, USA | Tagged Adam, Adulting, Ethan Hawke, Fourth of July, Madeline McGraw, Movies, My Son, Neshoba, Neshoba Unitarian Universalist Church, The Black Phone, United States, UU, Web | 2 Comments

Exhaustion

Posted on 2 July, 2022 by Cocktails With Hemingway

As much as I want to post daily, I find myself drained after work. It’s been years since I have felt such sheer exhaustion. Thursday night, I fell asleep at 6:45 pm….and didn’t wake until 7:15 the next morning. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Employment, F&L | Tagged Adulting, Childcare, Employment, Exhaustion, New Job | 2 Comments

Silence is not golden

Posted on 26 June, 2022 by Cocktails With Hemingway

My last blog post was in the middle of January. Initially, the lapse in blogging was because life happened. Then it became a conscious decision not to blog, for a variety of reasons. No more! Staying silent too long simply … Continue reading →

Posted in Attack, Feminism, Parenting, Sloane, USA, Women | Tagged Adam, America, Collierville, Facebook, My Kids, Parenting, Politics, Prayer, Robb Elementary, Roe v. Wade, SCOTUS, Social Media, Spirituality, Tatum, Transitions, Uvalde | 1 Comment

Wonderful Wednesday

Posted on 16 January, 2022 by Cocktails With Hemingway

When I write a post. I drop the photos first and make a bullet-point outline. I did just that on 29 December 2021. Because this is all relevant information….here we go during the third weekend of January 2022. Allen and … Continue reading →

Posted in Freya, Pets, Women | Tagged Allen, Bartlett, Bartlett Elementary School, Bombay Chef, Boyfriend, Covid-19, Donna MiL, Freya, Heavenly Hope House, Hope Ministry, Hutchison, Indian Food, Love, Medium, Ssali Sam, Uganda, Vaccines | 2 Comments

Travel photo challenge [TPC]

Posted on 14 January, 2022 by Cocktails With Hemingway

Yours truly loves a good photo challenge. I saw this on the blog of one of my favorite internet friends. I not-so-subtly mentioned I’d like to participate. And so it was! *Vee,* of Just Vee Cause, nominated me to participate. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2005, Bomba, British Virgin Islands, Debauchery, Full Moon Party, MySpace, Party, Shrooms, Tortola, Travel Photo Challenge, Travels, Vacation, Virgin Gorda | Leave a comment

A new year

Posted on 9 January, 2022 by Cocktails With Hemingway

My NYE was completely uneventful– and that was by choice. I was in bed, sound asleep, by 10 pm. It was absolutely glorious. No booze, no parties, no events….so much no makes for a glorious yes. Here’s a post that … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Highest Self, Nutrition | Tagged 21 Days, Allen, Calm, Elephant Journal, Fiancé, Fitness, Food, Headspace, Health, Jenny Mannion, Juul, Methadone, Michelle Schafer, Monika Carless, New Years Day, New Years Eve, Smoking, Snapchat, Sobriety, Vegetarian, Yoga With Adriene | 2 Comments

Red Bull Is Not Beer

Posted on 2 January, 2022 by Cocktails With Hemingway

I just published my first piece on Elephant Journal!! This means I have accomplished all of my writing goals from 2021. Well, two days into the new year, but who cares?! I wanted to post my work on both Medium … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing | Tagged Elephant Journal, I Got Stabbed By A Pregnant Homeless Woman, Medium, Red Bull Is Not Beer, Sloane Wilke, Writing | Leave a comment

Take the plunge

Posted on 1 January, 2022 by Cocktails With Hemingway

I wanted my debut post for 2022 to pay homage to new beginnings, inspire people, and start things off on a positive note. What better way to do that than by tracking my employment evolution? Watching my confidence in myself … Continue reading →

Posted in CAFTH, Changes, Employment | Tagged CAFTH, Career, CoC Project Coordinator, Community Alliance for the Homeless, Continuum of Care, Homeless, HUD | 2 Comments