The Christmas season has been a challenge for us this year, just as it has been for many of you. We have decorated our home, and have even managed to have a few gifts under the tree. Our tradition...
The year was 1998. The month was November, and I was a couple of days away from turning twenty-four. I was also only a couple of days away from losing the freedom of having a room of my own.
See,...
The trouble with being a writer is that all the stupid things you’ve ever said are out there in the ether, just waiting to embarrass you.
Take a column I wrote in 2003, in which I bragged that I was...
Do you wanna build a ho-ome?
Please sing the title of this post to the tune of “Do you wanna build a snowman?” . . . If I weren’t so tired myself, I’d figure out lyrics, too, and do a...
Who is ready for a new year?! Like many people, I'm going to use the new year as a fresh start! Some of these are 100% serious, and some are on the silly side (with a hint of truth...
Last month I wrote about my journey from car seat safety novice to car seat safety aficionado. When my son was born, I assumed I was using his car seat correctly ... but I wasn't. When I learned my...
Let's face it, it's already February and sometimes it feels like the year is going to go by really fast. Yet, at the same time, I personally felt like January lasted FOREVER!!
Decluttering has been on my mind for quite...
I remember my first plant. It was a peace lily that I got from my mother's funeral in 2009. I wasn’t interested in plants during that time. I just wanted one because it came from my mom's funeral. During...
When my husband and I first started talking about having children, he told me that it was very important to him that they spend their first few years at home with a parent instead of in a daycare. I...
Growing up the holidays were a great time for my family and me. We enjoyed a delicious Thanksgiving and Christmas meal. Our home was filled with love, laughter, and the fragrance of pine or cinnamon sticks.
As a child, I...
Recently, I moved to a new job station (aka cubicle) at work. Well, I’m a hoarder by nature. So, this move provided a good opportunity to clean and purge. I threw away items I no longer needed (or kept...
Beginning in 1970, Earth Day was established to bring the idea of environmental advocacy to people's attention around the world. Celebrated each year on April 22, Earth day is a great day to learn more about the world and...
This.
The new normal.
Will it ever be normal?
It's anything but normal.
I hope it's not here to stay, this new normal.
I don a mask and armed with my grocery list, I march into Publix. I double and triple check to make...
I don't remember ever being overly excited about Thanksgiving. As an only child from a ... let's say ... odd family, I would watch holiday movies with intense interest. Who were these people? How did so many of them...
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