Blogs for 12/19/25

12/19/25  New Year’s Resolutions

Last year, I made a list of New Year’s resolutions I wanted to work on. They were:

• Meet a man I will have a wonderful, loving relationship with

• Continue using my exercycle until it becomes a habit, and then use it all year

• Continue going to meetups and Timeleft dinners so I could get out of the house and meet people

• Set boundaries with my son and stick to them

• Continue the prosperity I had found

• Gain more regular clients

• Save money every single month

• Take a self-defense course

Well, I wish I could tell you that I accomplished most of these, but I don’t know that I did. I did meet a man who became my boyfriend and my lover, so that one counts. I got rid of my exercycle when I moved to St. Louis, so that resolution never stood a chance.

I went to a lot of meetups and Timeleft dinners, but when I moved to St. Louis, I kind of gave that up. I tried one dinner here, and it just wasn’t the same.

As far as boundaries with my son, I have gotten better. I still have a long way to go, but I am doing better—and that matters.

The rest I pretty well accomplished, except for the self-defense course. I decided I was probably too old for that. I like my pepper spray, and thankfully, I’ve never had to use it.

For next year, I’m keeping my list shorter. I know myself better now, and I’m not going to put things on it that I obviously won’t do—like daily exercise.

My resolutions for the coming year:

• Continue my relationship with Gary and become even closer

• Increase my number of regulars and my monthly income

• Stay in touch with my good friends

• Become a success with my new business, Mah-Jongg Jewelry by Patty

• Continue to develop my relationship with my sisters

• Continue working on my own terms

• Start riding my bike in the spring

• Lose five pounds and keep it off

• Make new friends in St. Louis

• Continue to keep up with my blogs

There you have it. How I’ll do, I don’t know—but you will by next year.

One thing is for sure: I may have slowed down on how often I blog, but I will continue to let you know how I’m doing and what I think.

12/19/25  A Note About the Po-Po

It seems like I have to say this almost every year, but this time it feels especially necessary. I get so many stupid inquiries asking whether I’m a cop that I feel the need to write a blog about it.

First of all, no—I am not a cop. I don’t think any police force would hire a 64-year-old woman living in her own house with a 23-page website to do stings. It’s ludicrous if you think about it. But most men don’t take the time to look at my website and verify that.

Here’s the really stupid part: no undercover cop will ever tell you they are a police officer. They don’t have to, and they won’t. If they’re in pursuit of a crime, they can do just about anything they want to catch someone. That can include drugs, possibly sex with an escort, and other illegal activities. So when you ask an escort if she’s a cop and she says no, you still don’t know.

What you need to do is vet people. If you see someone online and you’ve never seen them before, don’t go see them.

Police stings are often random. You’ll never see them post consistently—maybe once or twice in a day. That’s all they need. The way you keep yourself safe in this business is by never talking about sex and money in a text. That’s how people get busted now. They get you to say what you’ll do and how much you’ll do it for, and that’s all they need.

Then they knock on your door.

I know, because it happened to me. It was in 2021, in the middle of COVID. It took two years for my lawyer to find the right judge, but he did. I got out of it with very few scrapes. I was lucky.

If most people looked at my website, they’d realize no cop is going to put out 23 pages of information, 500+ blogs, and 170 photos. Some men will still say, “Well, you never know.” But I do.

So the next time you want to ask someone if they’re a cop, pause and think. They’re not going to tell you the truth if they are. Asking an escort if she’s a cop is a silly endeavor—because she’s never going to say yes.

12/19/25  Writing Blogs

Since moving to St. Louis, I don’t blog as much. I think that’s because I don’t have as much to say. I’m doing very well. I’m very happy.

A lot of my blogs come from dissatisfaction or the need to set something straight. I’ve been doing this for so long that sometimes it feels like I’ve written about everything. Of course, that’s not true—but it can feel that way.

I will continue my diary, but it may be more limited this year. It’s funny because I think about blogs all the time, but I never remember what I wanted to write about—and of course, I never write it down.

12/19/25  Update on Talking Too Much

This is one area of my business that has changed—recently.

I no longer ask a man if he’s married. It’s none of my business, and if he wants to tell me, that’s fine. Asking that question brings them right up against why they’re here, and often brings guilt with it. That’s the last thing I want someone to feel while they’re playing with me in my room.

I’m also more open to playing longer. For example, if a man becomes satisfied in the first 15 minutes of an hour, I’ll wait a while and then start my ministrations again. Even if it doesn’t lead anywhere, it feels good—and that’s why men come to me. To feel good.

So yes, I’m reevaluating the way I make people feel good.

Most of my talking during an initial appointment comes from nerves. I’m doing a better job keeping that in check now. I know how to read a room, and I know whether someone wants conversation or quiet.

I still can. I always have.

12/19/25 – Mah-Jongg Jewelry by Patty

From 2000 to 2010, I ran a business on eBay where I bought old mah-jongg sets, drilled the tiles, and made bracelets, earrings, and necklaces. It was very successful, but limited in scope. I sold a lot of bracelets, but at a low price.

When I bought a mah-jongg set, I sold all the other pieces, so the tiles were basically free.

About two months ago, I decided to launch my new business. I’ve spent about $6,000 to get started—mostly on old mah-jongg sets. I’m on Amazon and I have a Shopify site: mahjonggjewelry.com. I’m also selling a bit on eBay.

Right now, I’m selling about one bracelet a day on Amazon. In the new year, I plan to work with manufacturer reps and send marketing packets to boutiques. I’ll start calling boutiques around St. Louis on January 15.

To say I’m taking this to the next level would be an understatement. Because I use only vintage materials, I’ll never scale to $100,000 a month—but that’s okay. I figure I can make about 500 bracelets a month. At $30 per bracelet, that’s not bad at all.

What’s most exciting is how this business has taken over my free time. I’m not bored anymore. I’m busy—and I love it. I love making money from a hobby I genuinely enjoy.

I’ve hired a part-time assistant to drill tiles and help with marketing, sales, shipping, and possibly bracelet making down the line.

I’m excited about where this is going next year. I started selling on Amazon on my very first day. Nobody else is doing quite what I’m doing. Buying these old sets is fun, and by the time I sell the racks, cases, coins, and rule cards, the tiles are pretty much free.

My profit margin is around 400%.

Not too shabby.