I love my neighborhood. We have a clubhouse that is divided into three rooms: An exercise room, where I go several mornings a week so that I can say “I already go to a gym,” whenever a Florida woman tells me I should join her gym and go to a boot camp exercise class. […]
If It’s Not October, Why Am I At the Doctor?
It’s normally October when I post about my one-and-only trip to the doctor for the year. But here it is, only June. I had to have a spur-of-the-moment, unscheduled physical because I got a new doctor. I separated from my old doctor, who, while she did read my blog and I’ll give her […]
I’m Really Stepping in It Now
Last weekend, my husband and I planted some flowers in the front of our house, spread a little mulch, and did some sprucing up. (What? You expected anything less from a couple of suburban dorks?) We pulled our truck up to the front of the house and were about to make our first trip […]
In Most Cases, It Really Was Fun
I’ve decided what I want on my gravestone. Which is nice, because that completes my funeral planning. I have an outfit picked out, a playlist put together, and an Evite guest list on hold. Now that the gravestone is set, I can sit back and concentrate on living. When the kids were little – […]
Hey Girl, You Sure Can Quilt
Remember when I wrote about how excited I was to go to the International Quilt Festival when I don’t quilt? I bet you thought I wouldn’t go. I bet you thought I would think better of jumping into the quilters’ mosh pit, that I would be afraid I’d look inept, and I would save […]
Curse You, Anais Nin. You’re Ruining My Reading Streak
I’m on a reading streak right now, so it’s actually miraculous that I’m even able to put my book down to write this. When I’m on a reading streak, I read night and day, while I eat, while I watch TV, while I dry my hair. I only put the book down to sleep, […]