In late 2023 I was blessed to see my 68th year. I'm a mum of 5, have 13 grandchildren, and 1 great grandchild scattered from one end of my country to the other. I miss them dearly, but they left their home state  to find better opportunities. If I could I would join them, yet I'm rooted here.

I abhor bullying of any sort, which includes people being easily offended by the slightest whatever-it-is then lashing out at the other person when it was actually an unwarranted assumption on the easily offended's part. We ALL have a choice to BE offended or not. If YOU are easily offended, ask yourself WHY. What triggered you? The behavior in comments on social media sites that vilify others for their honest opinions is no less bullying than if it were done in person. Opinions are personal. The last time I checked there isn't any government on the face of the Earth who can control what we THINK. However, the herd mentality, which we see moreso today (not being able to think for one's self) has stifled people's unique voices, and being villified for being unique, is ludicrous. Going along, to get along is such a powerful motivation. The freedom to speak one's thoughts is stifled. Not by governments, nevertheless it's by individuals in-mass. Oh, wait there ARE a few governments that consider speaking your thoughts as unlawful. One can speak it, but don't you dare say it outloud. I wasn't born into a cookie-cutter world, and I hope to die the same.

I'm retired, have way too much free time on my hands, yet my health doesn't allow me to volunteer like I would so love to do. Such as it is, I spend most of my time online on one social media site or another, push others to VOTE, watch mainly Korean dramas & films, piddle in my yard, and eye the unresolved DIY projects which need more stamina to finish. Maybe the attitude of doing everything by myself and asking for no help has landed me in the position I'm in. However, I have no regrets.

I've lived an extremely full life with experiences, good AND bad,  others might not ever be able to have in 3 lifetimes. Nix traveling though. THAT is my one regret, to be able to travel to the places I can now only visit through media.

Live and Learn

Use it up, Wear it out, Make do, or Do without (I follow my beloved maternal grandmother's advice)

I love others' stories. People are really amazing in their unique appearance, experiences, wishes, hopes, and dreams, AND thoughts. It makes me happy to connect with folks across the world and receive (virtual) hugs since I don't have the opportunity IRL (in real life). I'm a HUGE hugger.

***I base a rating for dramas and movies on ONLY one thing: How much I did or did not enjoy it. I don't care how LITTLE a drama has been promoted, nor whether it's been HYPED over the moon and back. I'll leave rating them based on the technical aspects or how much one 'love's the ML or FL' up to everyone else.***

I've been watching Asian dramas since 2014 (a few before 2000 on DVDs from the local library) and was pointed to MDL in 2022. Viki failed at that time to update the Currently Watching and the episodes we'd already watched, so I needed a way to keep track of what I have and want to watch. It was the best recommendation one could receive. Finally, another community for expressing my love, and isn't watching much much much better when not alone. Viki was fixed, and I haven't left MDL. It's still the 3rd thing I do every morn after checking the weather for the day and getting caught up on the news, locally and intenationally.