I am so ready to breakup with him, but I thought I should wait until after the holidays. It seemed cruel otherwise, especially since it was our turn to go to his house.  I could see his excitment and I didn't want to hurt his feelings, but I gotta… Read full post »

Hi friends.

There are many misconceptions about hope that are in serious need of clarification -- if not illumination. So let’s get to it.

1.) As the title of this post states: hope is not for the faint of heart. Remaining hopeful takes tenacity. Hell... it takes guts. Remaining hopeful after all… Read full post »

Scarlett O'Hara was all about Scarlett O'Hara.  She was selfish, spoiled, scheming, and worst of all, a slave owner.  Gorgeous and resourceful, she would stop at nothing to get what she wanted.  Scarlett may be fun to watch, but we never root for her.  Her choices add up t/… Read full post »

It's more than a little challenging to be the poor neglected adverb these days.  People here are dissing it real quick and it just ain't right. In fact, it makes me, like, wicked sad.  Now, I'm not saying that I always get it perfect myself, but I do think if we… Read full post »

Dear Daphne (A.K.A. Scup, Scuppy Pup, Scuppy Puppy, Pooch MaGoo, MaGoodie, Oodie, Oodie DeeDee, Daffy Dog, Oodie DeeDee-My Daffy Dog),

I know you won’t be able to read this, but that’s not stopping me.  I have something to tell you and I want to shout from the rooftops of Open… Read full post »

So I'm out riding my bicycle on a lovely summer day.  It's gorgeous and I'm giddy from the summer-only scents of honeysuckle, rose hips and the huge privet bushes that have been left to their own devices in the untamed areas of the island where I live.  I love the unique… Read full post »

What the--?

This what I read on a rock today.  It wasn't just any rock either.  The graffiti was sprawled in huge black spray-painted letters across a gorgeous craggy stone that sits right on the edge of the sea in an idyllic state park near my house.

It bummed me out to read
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Last week something rather extraordinary happened -- or didn't happen -- depending on which way you look at it.

It was Monday evening and we were running a little behind schedule at my house.  The kids had been excused from the table to head upstairs and get ready for bed.  In… Read full post »

I realize that I make it confusing for people.

First, I was "Alix."  I still am.  It's pronounced like "Alex" a la Alex P. Keaton and not the French way, "Aleeks."  For years, people have asked me about why my nickname is spelled with a "i" when my full name "Alexandra"… Read full post »

This time I am talking about a real flood here. Not a metaphorical one.  My state, Rhode Island, was declared a state of emergency two weeks ago by President Obama due to the heavy rains that caused the Pawtuxet River (fun to say, but not fun to live near now) to… Read full post »

I love to write about the meaning of "Hope," not just because it's my middle name or my daughter's name (long story but despite appearances, she isn't named after me). 

It's not just because I live in the state where "Hope" is emblazoned on the flag.  Nor is it because… Read full post »

I live in New England.  March is not kind to us here. Perhaps this is why some residents choose to go into bacchanalian overdrive on St. Patrick's Day.  Speaking for myself, I hide out during the season where everyone gets to be Irish, since people getting rip-roaring drunk in the daytime… Read full post »

"Oh rats! I've lost my Mojo! Has anyone seen it? Here Mojo! Here Mojo!"

Mojo is one of those things that we didn't necessarily realized we had -- until we've lost it.  Without Mojo, at best we feel flat, ineffectual, or listless.  At worst, we feel like our world is falling… Read full post »

Here ye!  Here ye!

OK -- Not that I'm telling you something you don't already know, but Valentine's Day is Sunday.  It seems to be one of those dates on the calendar that more often than not creates more stress than success, because we have been groomed to place pressure… Read full post »

Last week was Doppelganger week on Facebook. It was fun to see what everyone came up with.  My husband put up a picture of Daniel Day-Lewis but called it "Daniel Day-Deluded." 

I really couldn't decide who my doppel was  because no one has told me that I looked like anyone… Read full post »

I have always been a bit of a pop culture junkie -- despite the fact that I know I'm never going to get the hours back that I have spent watching The Real Housewives of Wherever and all umpteen "cycles" of America's Next Top Model.  Pop culcha has ballooned over the… Read full post »

 Greetings Fellow Open Salon-lings.

My name is Alexandra Hope Flood.  Everyone calls me Alix (like Alex, but with an "i").  Welcome to my blog, "A Flood of Hope."  The title, as you can see, is a play on my name.  It is also how I feel and what I would… Read full post »