"Training" Schmaining
Pin itSo, I have been posting a buncha garbage about this thing I call “training”. I have a half-marathon I intend to complete in a few weeks and I do not want to be unprepared – so I “train”. But I’ve been thinking lately. I am keeping track of my “physical” preparations, but not my [...]
Confession: I Don't Sew
Pin itI use this: I have sewn… There was the awful 4-H-green and white dress I made when I was 10ish (for 4-H)… And there was that one stress-filled week before Halloween of ’02 where I made my 3-year-old son an astronaut suit. Like he cared. He won’t remember my pain, but I do… I [...]
Another example…
Pin itof my poor mothering… We went to the park earlier this week. It was supposed to be in the low 60′s and sunny. That’s a heat wave around here. We dressed for the sun, but I did bring sweaters – just in case – because I am a good Pacific Northwest mom. Anywho… I [...]
Perhaps
Pin itI have been a bit superficial lately, what with dancing and general silliness and all. I know. Sometimes, digging into the emotional recesses of oneself can… well… can be not so much fun. I abhor conflict and find that I dodge stress like a pro-dodgeball playa. I think I may have been blog-living this [...]
Confession – My Nose
Pin itI want a ring in it. No, not “tribal”, but just a small shiny thing. Small. Really tiny, but sparkly. I worry about what the neighbors would think, what my friends who are parents of teenagers would think, what the new mommies I am making friends with would think, what the pastors would think, [...]
TWITTERpated
Pin itAll ya’ll. I went and done sumpen I swored I’d never do. I joined Twitter. Uh-huh. I did. I was all, “No way. I don’t need another sumpen-sumpen pulling at my time. Twitter is ridiculous.” Then my husband got Twitterized, and I was all, “Wuz up witdat?” Then I got all jealous-like, cuz I [...]
The Dumbest. Question. EVAH.
Pin it“Should. You. Say. “Nooooooo” to your Mama?!!” Come again? How’s a kid supposed to answer that one? Even a 2-year-old sees the problem with that line of questioning. Talk about setting up your kid for failure. Mom – 0; Kid – 0. The perfect example of a lose-lose situation. And yet another example of my stellar [...]
Pantry Moments
Pin itI sit inside – cramming down a chocolate chip cookie after dinner. It is second-rate, at best, but I eat it anyway. I eat it as an act of comfort, and act of escape… an act of sanity. My knees touch as my feet are placed wide apart. I feel vunerable… like a knobby [...]
Happy Birthday #37!
Pin itAlright. I have been so focused on the 20th anniversary of my 16th birthday – which is only 6 months away… that my husbands special day has somehow slipped through the cracks. Kind of. Soon (next week), we will head to Seattle for a burger and a beer and then a Mariner’s game… the [...]
All Ya'll
Pin it7 a.m. Tomorrow morning. The Today Show. NKOTB is in the plazaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! NKOTB? Hello! New Kids on the Block! I feel so dumb right now. It’s bad enough that I am sincerely excited. It’s bad enough that I am SO gonna record it. But, I’ve hit a new low. How juvenile? … Blogging about a boy [...]
