Fifteen years ago tonight Tom and I held each other’s hand and jumped into this craziness known as marriage. Fifteen years ago tonight we knew that it wouldn’t always be easy, but the two of us together could manage pretty …
After an exhaustive, entirely unscientific study consisting of Being Married and Putting On My Blogging Cap, I have concluded that there are exactly two kinds of people who live in homes. House People and Not House People. I devour posts …
If you’ve taken any kind of health class, you’ve heard of the fight or flight response. It’s the reaction to an outside stressor; you either do battle with what’s threatening you, or you run like hell. If outside stressors are …
I’m not entirely sure how to say this. Bear with me. I… I… I think I might be bored. I know! I’m shocked speechless too! How is it possible to be overwhelmed to the point of hyperventilating and still bored …
I have a restless mind. I know this, I dislike this, I barely accept this. I have a hard time concentrating simply because I’m always thinking of the thing that needs to be done next, or something I should be …
I fear this summer will go down in family history as The Most Boring Summer of All Time. Not for me, but the boys. I feel horrible about that. No summer camps, no classes, no excursions. I have to say …
It’s true, it’s something I’ve known for a long time, and I think I may finally have proof. Murphy lets his little Law poop on my lawn and doesn’t clean it up. I’ve recognized for some time that Murphy’s Law …
When I was in fourth and fifth grade, I was part of a pull-out program for advanced students. Looking back, it was what passed as a gifted program, but it was the 80s and pretty progressive for the times. There …
I may have a sick kid today (ok, yesterday…writing is taking me forever lately), I may have an unrelenting stress headache threatening to hang me by my entrails, and I may have been ordered to report for jury duty first …
