Trina Machacek

Don’t let the title stop you from continuing to read. It isn’t going to be what you expect. It’s not going to be about standing up or sitting down for […]

I like to chew gum. I don’t chew obnoxiously. I don’t think I do anyway. I haven’t had anyone look at me as I chew and say, “MOO!” like I […]

I hope I never settle for the items on the nearest shelf. I hope I always want the things that I have to reach for. Stretching myself and my dreams […]

I hope you live someplace where the power never goes out. I hope if you do live somewhere where when the power occasionally goes out you get your water from […]

This was funny. I stopped at a little gas station in Austin, Nevada to buy some gum because Highway 50 between Austin and Fallon, Nevada is long. A zillion miles […]

Waiting is an art form. Waiting can be torture or treasure. The optimist in me treasures waiting knowing that at the end of the wait I will be rewarded with […]

Throughout any given day we all have choices to make. Easy ones like either having a third cup of coffee or stopping at two and letting your heart stop beating […]

I’m not the best shopper. I only use coupons when a store I go to sends me a handful. With all good intentions I put the ones I want to […]