Normal. Abby Normal. There is nothing normal about anything anymore. Not that normal ever meant much in the House of Chaos: But even by our abnormal standards of normal, things are whack. Complete a thought? Nope. Maintain focus long enough …
I blame Laura Ingalls Wilder. I grew up on the Little House on the Prairie series, and it’s influenced my life in subtle ways; I see it most often in August or so. Mid to late summer, the cicadas are …
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Or something like that. Fourteen years. I’ve been writing Laughing at Chaos for fourteen years today yesterday (the hours get away from me). I think the only other things I’ve …
Welcome to 2020; May we have a word? It’s the first day of responsibilities. Back to school, back to work, back to all the things that make up Life. I managed to hibernate away from many things for close to …
Trapped Under Something Heavy Way back a billion years ago in Internet Time, in the heyday of bloggers and blogging community, a crafting blogger I followed wrote (explaining an extended absence) that she hadn’t entirely fallen off the face of …
Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo Doooo they say it’s your birthday…. It is indeed my birthday. 46. A number I’m happy to have reached with my faculties nearly intact, with both parents still living and happily married to each other, …
And like that (dramatic finger snap), summer is over. Yeah, the temperatures might still be deliciously warm and the sun still high in the sky, but school is back in session and the Labor Day sales are winding down, so …
Life is what happens when you’re making other plans. — Allen SaundersPriorities are what unexpectedly change when you’re busy living life. –Me Many years ago, when Andy was barely a year old, I joined a moms group. I was the …
Recently I was digging through some old flute music, looking for pieces for students. Two things struck me as I pawed through my filing cabinets. The first was that I couldn’t believe some of the things I had played (omg …
Welcome, all you young whippersnappers! Thank you for coming to today’s session, Pro Tips for the Midlife Woman! I’m sure you’re wondering just what the hell I’m talking about, as the notice said this session was Fifty Easy Cocktails With FREE Samples!, …
