writer, blogger, crafty woman
It’s getting to be where I hate to walk our dog. Because we have no back yard – and when I say ‘no back yard,’ I don’t mean just a tiny patch of grass or not a big back yard or less than a half acre; I mean no back yard. Within our back fence […]
I hate show-off parents. You know what I’m talking about and if you don’t, you might be one yourself. To find out, take this easy show-off parent quiz. Do I talk loudly to my child when in a public place when there are other people around? Do I over-enunciate words in a cheerful, chipper way […]
I love shopping at Goodwill. Even when I have lots of money, when I have money spilling out of my biggest purse and stuffed in all my pockets, down my bra, and in the folds of my neck. Even when I can afford to go to the Ann Taylor store in the mall or the […]
I’ve had this theory about John McCain’s presidential campaign for months now, probably since right around the time Barack Obama was wrapping up the Democratic nomination and the rest of the country was marveling at the surreality of a race between a short, older, white man and a tall, young, black man. (It’s like Mad […]
Last week I wrote about Part 1 of my birthday celebration, which was my sisters coming to visit me and how much fun it is to be around people who already know everything about you. Part 2 of my birthday was with my own family, where I got a super cool iPhone and a […]
As you may know, my serious writing job is doing parenting articles for an online content provider. And by serious writing job I don’t mean serious job, I mean serious writing. Any job that you can do from your house while on hold with Apple tech support and wearing nothing from the waist down cannot […]