Doing my rounds at a grocery store this week, I saw the cutest little girl on her tiptoes next to the bulk candy. She was quickly scooping large amounts of sweets into several bags. She appeared to be unsupervised and apparently had a master plan. When her parents discovered what she was doing, they would …
Author: laura.m.stoneburner@gmail.com
I’m a writer and photographer who loves old cars, big dogs and trying stuff for the first time. I believe everyone should have a bucket list because life isn’t about working, paying bills and having the latest and greatest. It’s about experiences. Achieving goals. People. Adventures. Travel.
I’ve never dyed my hair, broken a bone, or watched a Star Wars movie, and I don’t plan on doing any of these.
Dream
Dedicating eight hours to sleep each night means you spend about 1/3 of your life snoozing. It seems like a waste, until you have the dream that solves a problem or gives you a genius idea. I’ve always been fascinated by dreams. High school psychology taught me that writing down all your dreams aided in …
Hey Pretty Lady!
I was walking downtown this week during my lunch break in attempt to find a good location to camp out for an hour. I wasn’t paying much attention to anything going on around me when I heard a cheerful “Hey there pretty lady!” Looking up, there was a middle-aged man on a bike who (for …
New Tires
I try not to be a typical girl. However, there are a few things I just can’t get past. I am not okay with getting dirty or sweaty when I’m wearing decent clothes, football positions are impossible to differentiate, and embarrassingly, I know a very minimal amount about the mechanics of my car. Last week, …
Roasting a Marshmallow
You can tell a lot about a person by their marshmallow-roasting strategies. I believe there are two main kinds of marshmallow roasters. Group 1 claims their marshmallows taste better. Group 2 claims they can make well over ten marshmallows for every one that is cooked by a member of group 1. Each group believes their …