"Princess with a Pen" ... JEN TUCKER
CHEERS TO WEDNESDAY ... not just because it's Hump Day, but because that's the day I, and my fellow Blondes & Exquisite Creatures (female & male), will be talking with you about what we all need to do to survive just about anything. Yes, the planet is in crisis, but one of the greatest phenomena of this millennium is that we can keep in touch with each other 24/7/365 in a world we helped created. Because of people like JEN TUCKER and all the fantastic people I meet in Cyberspace, my life gets more and more fabulous every day. But we have some serious stuff to consider, so I will move on.
Jen Tucker not only knows how to survive, and thrive, she has never met a gluten free cupcake that she hasn’t liked. A former teacher and educator, she worked with children in school, hospital, and enrichment settings for many years. In her years at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, it was Jen’s job to bring the “hands on fun” into the visiting exhibitions in the galleries. Who better than to turn a sometimes dull subject like Disaster Preparedness into TERRIFIC FUN?!! Jen broke away from writing children’s books and thematic units last year with her memoir “The Day I Wore my Panties Inside Out” which was a semifinalist in the humor category in the 2011 Goodreads Book Awards. Jen’s newest tale “The Day I Lost my Shaker of Salt” will be released in 2012. Jen lives in West Lafayette, Indiana with her husband, Mike, and their three children.
So take it away, Jen ....
Thanks so much, Pj, for looking the other way while I commence a hostile takeover of your blog! No wait; you invited me here, didn’t you? Regardless, I am still honored to hang out and “talk blonde.” I have been blonde, as far as you know, all of my life. I have had a few variations here and there over the years, however for the most part I consider myself to be a card carrying member of the golden locks club. Let’s talk blonde problems!
*Please note that this blonde, Jen Tucker, recognizes that her issues can cross hair color borders. I welcome all people with open arms that have ever suffered from blonde moments, blonde jokes, or ate a Blondie brownie, regardless of the color at their roots.*
When my family and I lived for a very short time just outside Charleston, South Carolina, one of the first things we were quizzed on was if we had our hurricane kit ready to go. I believe the look on my face, as well as my hubby’s, Mike, gave them the obvious answer. Mike and I had lived almost our entire lives as Midwesterners, until this move south. We knew what to do in case of tornadoes; however we were clueless where to start when it came for being prepared for coastal living. And in all honesty, in our short six month stay there, we failed to have one thing ready just in case.
It wasn’t that we thumbed our noses at hurricanes. Not in the slightest. It was more along the lines of having busy lives, busy children, and busy busyness around us. We never made it a priority, and thank God we never were in the trenches of a large storm. Are their things in your life that you might be putting off too that are important to plan and be prepared for? Not just the storms on the weather radar, but the storms that breeze into our lives in the blink of an eye? Why don’t we all have our last will and testaments up to date and current? What about plans for your children if, God forbid, something happens to you or your spouse? Pj and I wondered while talking together about this, if we in fact put off making plans due to procrastination, or is it because we never think the worst will happen to us. If you “go there” and plan for the worst, do you feel like that is facing fears you might not want to explore? It’s important food for thought.
If you have unsettled, important things to tidy up in your life, please take a moment today to get those ducks in a row. There are numerous resources online that you can search out that apply to your situation, and in the state you reside in. We are only mortal; human. Our mortality can be a very difficult thing to face; to plan for its end. We will not live forever. That is unless you have made plans to be cryogenically spared to be thawed out later. In that case, you are way ahead of me in the game
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