Have you ever had one of those days where you wake up in a crabby mood? Sometimes the things that we usually enjoy are often even annoying to us in a time like that. For Maxine, that is how she insists on living everyday.

Created by illustrator John Wagner in 1986, his no holds barrred character was designed specifically for the Hallmark Shoebox Greetings card line complete with a head of curly gray hair, the body of an aged but still spunky individual, and the abrasive personality of woman who has found comfort in speaking her truths without compromise. Meet Crabby Maxine, a reflection for some, of the mothers, grandmothers, and elders of their communities, and the serum for almost any case of the blues one might be experiencing at a given moment.