Jill Marie

Bad Luck

Grandma always says “if I didn’t have bad luck, I wouldn’t have any”. This briefly crosses my mind while sitting in the Kroger parking lot with a dead battery. Just me and Jacob, in the rain and it’s chilly so no one will jump us even though I have cables? I could be upset orContinue reading “Bad Luck”

I Cannot Make This Shit Up

So, I know it has been a few weeks. But hear me out, I needed some mental head space. Let me just tell you a little story: I am up in my room chillin with the youngest son, minding our own business at about 9:45pm one night. Yeah, they should be getting to bed, judgeContinue reading “I Cannot Make This Shit Up”

Finding Peace in Alone

I used to be afraid to be alone. Not long ago I really feared alone time. Make it make sense, right? But hear me out, I was raised in a house with 5 kids and I was the oldest, I then had my daughter at 18 and moved out with my husband and daughter. ObviouslyContinue reading “Finding Peace in Alone”

Don’t Regret Anything

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All That College and I Want McDonald’s Wage

*Disclaimer I am aware that this was probably supposed to say $13 an hour but either way that’s high and this whole post is shenanigans: We spend a lot of time everyday scrolling and trolling. So, I am scrolling through Facebook and boom a McDonald’s sign that says, “Starting $31 an hour”. Hold the mfContinue reading “All That College and I Want McDonald’s Wage”

The Path We Pave

“A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.” — George Bernhard Shaw The last 15 years have been downright hard. I have made decisions that made my life, well, a lot more difficult than it really had to be. In retrospect, I knew betterContinue reading “The Path We Pave”

Easy Tater Tot Casserole

I make a casserole even my picky eaters will eat. I learned the recipe from my mom and have on my own added items here and there and tweaked it to what I might need on a day-to-day basis. One beautiful thing about my tater tot casserole is that it is cheap, and you canContinue reading “Easy Tater Tot Casserole”

To My Single Parents

https://anchor.fm/peaceloveapplesauce/episodes/To-All-My-Single-Parents-e16dhbf

Let Me Speak On It: My 30’s

For years, on my social media, mostly Facebook I have done a segment called: Let Me Speak on It. It is where I get to express myself and discuss thing that are not always Politically Correct or in a way that isn’t always PC, because well folks, life is not always PC. While most peopleContinue reading “Let Me Speak On It: My 30’s”

Dating From the Mouth’s of Babes

So, I am sitting here with no idea what to write, writer’s block, ugh. When, in enters the crew, fresh off the school bus and full of stories. Man, when I say they are my inspiration I mean it quite literally. Anyway, my 10-year-old boy starts talking about his new girlfriend. Yup, girlfriend, at 10Continue reading “Dating From the Mouth’s of Babes”