If I can skip a day and not wear any makeup or put styling product in my hair-

I skip and skip and hop away with a song on my lips and joy in my heart

from that part of the day

because sometimes, I just gotta be me-even I’m not exactly easy on the eyes.

Photo A.M. Moscoso
” Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Museum ” Dells WI October 2025

If there is one part of my routine that I can skip- and I often do- it’s TV time.

If I am stressed or bored, or I just want to clear my head, I skip turning on the tv and I avoid tuning out. I know that sounds counterproductive, but I really don’t advice shutting down when things are bad. It makes it harder to start up again.

What I do is that sometimes I turn on the radio ( classical music ) or I take my dog out for a walk. Sometimes I even bake or cook a new dish. I do these things because it takes away that feeling that I’m un-tethered from my own life.

Tv is entertainment, it’s an escape, and that’s fine. But is that always a good thing to do?

I don’t think so.