Where There Is Pee There is War
Where There Is Pee There is War This morning as a wiped my toilet clean, which I do most days at some point because there is nothing worse than being overtaken with nausea and sticking your face into a...
View ArticleFair enough. #ROW80
Fair enough. #ROW80 tl;dr for A Round of Words in 80 Days participants – My one word for 2016 is FOCUS and for the first round of ROW80 I am focusing on my routines. January’s focus in particular is on...
View ArticleFocus. {January: Morning Routine} #ROW80
Focus. {January: Morning Routine} #ROW80 New Year. New resolutions. Bah. Humbug. I am over resolutions. I never even last three days with those things. And they are always the same ones (write so many...
View ArticleIt is NOT Christmas Season yet. The calendar is NOT the boss of me.
It is NOT Christmas Season yet. Or at least, it doesn’t have to be. While most people in the U.S. are running around crazy prepping for The Holidays, my husband and I are struggling to get through...
View ArticleQuiet! Shut Your Face!
Quiet! Shut Your Face! 1. We are at my sister’s house hanging out. I say something silly, and my sister laughs because, honestly, it was pretty ludicrous. I laugh with her, then turn to my silent hubz,...
View ArticleE is for Exercise: #HappinessProject #AtoZChallenge
My Happiness Project: E is for Exercise The AtoZ Challenge means posting every day in April except Sundays, which leaves exactly 26 days – one day for each of the 26 letters of the alphabet. See my...
View ArticleD is for Vitamin D: #HappinessProject #AtoZChallenge
My Happiness Project: D is for Vitamin D The AtoZ Challenge means posting every day in April except Sundays, which leaves exactly 26 days – one day for each of the 26 letters of the alphabet. See my...
View ArticleThis is an interesting Christmas Eve.
It’s an interesting Christmas Eve because… My hubz is at work today. He is pulling a double shift – open to close – which means he won’t be home till tonight. Poor Jesse. I’m so grateful for all the...
View ArticleJust say NO to obligatory Christmas Gifts!
I have seen so many comments about how people “have” to get Christmas gifts for people, and how stressful and expensive this is, and how they can’t wait till they’re done. That’s fucking ridiculous,...
View ArticleChristmas might not suck.
This is the first year in many years that I am actually looking forward to Christmas. Usually I just try to muddle through the best I can, feigning holiday spirit as required and not giving more much...
View ArticleDon’t be shitty this Holiday Season.
Don’t be shitty… re: party games. I am that wallflower that is too scared to join in. It’s so annoying to the other participants. Particularly when the games are busted out and you’re too nervous to...
View ArticleSexual Harassment policies are dust in the wind if not enforced
Edit: Note added Monday, December 1, 2014: Steven Sauc reports via his blog that the Context board has disbanded itself will now be taken over by people who actually might give a shit about enforcing...
View ArticleHow money works when you are poor
How money works I read this article recently about all these things you should teach your daughter. The list was okay, insofar as it was all stuff I taught my son {sex appropriate, as he isn’t a...
View ArticleI got a rock.
I got a rock. This is a line from the infamous annual special It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! We watched that last night at my mom’s house for our post-Halloween get-together, along with...
View ArticleHappy Beggars Night or Halloween or Whatever
Happy Halloween. Or… Hallowe’en, with word-bling for traditionalists. Of course, if we’re going old school, we can do any number of titles for this fun holiday. And since the term “hallow” actually...
View ArticleHysterectomy Gone Awry {Part 2}
Hysterectomy Gone Awry {Part 2} When last we spoke on this topic, I left off with me about to leave the hospital. But first I want to back the truck up a moment, because I realized belatedly that the...
View ArticleI’m tired.
I’m tired. Today I’m supposed to write about my writing, but I just ain’t feeling it. I’m just so DONE right now. Look: I posted this on my personal Facebook page. Feeling sore, tired, and feverish...
View ArticleHysterectomy Gone Awry {Part 1}
I had a hysterectomy gone awry. It was supposed to be a simple operation. Standard surgery, overnight stay, next-day release. Easy-peasy. Something my awesome gyno has performed unto others hundreds of...
View ArticleYour stupid yard sign makes you look ignorant.
Your stupid yard sign makes you look ignorant. A yard sign shows you have MADE IT. Wherein by “made it” I mean you are an actual grown-ass, non-basement-dwelling human being who might even be holding...
View ArticleI wish unto you a very merry Poop Day.
I wish unto you a very merry Poop Day. My calendar is funny. I write normal dates in, like my nephew’s birthday, appointments, events – that sort of stuff. You know, the reason to have a calendar in...
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