I have just finished a marathon laundry folding session and I’ve come to a few conclusions. We are going to move to Tahiti and wear only sarongs. No shoes, no supportive undergarments, just sarongs. One per person and wash it …
Fall Back
Did you remember to set your clocks back an hour last night? No? Did you have anywhere you needed to be this morning? I’m sure your early arrival was greatly appreciated by all involved, especially if you were responsible for …
Talk to the animals
Whodathunk that it’d be in the upper 70s the first week of November in Colorado? Hmmm??? We have yet to see snow. Very unusual. But a lovely day today certainly lent itself to a lovely experience at the zoo with …
Friday night stream of consciousness
It’s Friday night. I got nuttin’. Just sitting here, watching the news, enjoying some wine. If it hasn’t been obvious, I’m struggling a bit lately, but I got some good news tonight and felt some stress lift. I need a …
Parenting and patience
Parenting requires levels of patience that don’t exist in this particular space-time continuum. We’re talking levels above that of a middle school teacher at an all-girls school, above that of Lindsey Lohan’s parole officer, above even the levels of patience …
The morning after
Anyone else a little bleary this morning? Grasping onto coffee cups like drowning men? Just me? What about the other Coloradans who stayed up late to relive Bush v Gore? At least this year I’m not pregnant. 2000 about did …
TGIED
Thank God It’s Election Day. Finally. I can plug my phone back in, unmute the telly, and quit building bonfires with the political fliers that come in the mail. I’m out of marshmallows and didn’t want to go get more. …
Ready, set, OMG what have I done?
It’s the first day of both NaBloPoMo and NaNoWriMo! A full month of frantic writing. Typing until I have nothing but bloody nubs for fingers. Lost in thought over blog posts and plot and character development and word count (note: …
Some days just ain’t worth gettin’ outta bed
You know the days; they usually start the night before. Poor sleep, brought on by stress or illness or a mind that just.won’t.shut.up. A morning that is rushed because you overslept due to the poor sleep the night before. The …
Write on
So I’ve committed to doing NaNoWriMo and NaBloPoMo this year. Committed is right; I really need to be committed for considering this. A 50,000 word novel in a month, plus a daily blog post. Starting in less than a week, …