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Last night I watched the Super Mario Bros. movie on Peacock. Was it as good as when I saw it the first time in the theatre. I would say yes and I will say yes to seeing this movie if you haven’t already. I digress, but on to today’s blog post. In July, I hadContinue reading “When Will I Hit 500?”

Hard to believe it’s already August 1! The year is already flying by, as is summer. School will be starting up soon as most districts around southwestern Pennsylvania are back to classes in a few weeks. Hempfield Area’s first day back will be August 24, as noted by Annabelle’s disgruntled reaction to today’s date. Here’sContinue reading “Hello August!”

In today’s blog, I’ll look back at this past month and what really stood out to me. It was the beginning of a new Toastmaster year on July 1 and the start of my term as President of the Greensburg Toastmasters club. Our first meeting of the year was July 5 and during the meeting,Continue reading “Goodbye July!”

This blog looks back at a college transfer event that I attended in 2002. This event would decide my future when I graduated from community college the following Spring. It was held at the local vocational-technical school, the Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center (GJCTC) in Richland Township, across from the University of Pittsburgh atContinue reading “College Transfer Day: 20 Years Later”

In tonight’s installment of the Westmoreland dinner series (unofficial name), Mr. Clougherty and I ate at Rizzo’s in Crabtree. I was inspired to try it out after the Hempfield Area swimming and diving team held their yearly banquet here this past Spring. Rizzo’s is located on Rizzo Road in Crabtree, just off US 119. NearbyContinue reading “James the Food Slayer: Rizzo’s”

Today’s post is more photo-driven as I let the pictures tell the story. Recently I used my Old Navy gift card to purchase some fall-related tops and other cooler weather outfits. You’ve seen my outfit of the day pics on social media and these new fits will not disappoint. First up are these cute HalloweenContinue reading “James the Outfit Slayer: New Fall Outfit Try-on”

Country music has its power couples. While some look at George Jones and Tammy Wynette as one of the originals, others look at Faith Hill and Tim McGraw as the most popular (I love their duets). For me, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood rank up there as my favorite country music couple. Garth is #1Continue reading “Southern Reading and Cooking”

This Fall, I have some books that will be coming that I’m interested in reading. One is by a design expert from an award-winning Netflix series. Another is by a girl whom I discovered on Instagram who loves Fall and finds the joy in every season. Third is a lifestyle book written by a countryContinue reading “At Home with New Home Decor and Lifestyle Reads This Fall!”

Today’s blog post is about going with the flow, but before I get into it, here’s a definition on what it means. To go with the flow means you let things happen or let other people tell you what to do, rather than trying to control what happens yourself. In my current job and atContinue reading “Go With The (Work) Flow”

Back in the Fall of 2007, my mom and I were out shopping at Westmoreland Mall. This was back when they had bookstores still in the mall. We stopped at Borders (formerly Waldenbooks). This was back when I was just out of college and trying to figure out what to do with my life. IContinue reading “What’s Cooking w/ my new Betty Crocker Cookbook”