Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
Over the past month the top search term drawing random strangers to this site is "Motivation". Pardon me for a moment while I react to the idea that I can provide advice on this topic: OK, OK....so um..motivation eh? I supposed folks were experiencing what I call the February doldrums. Still stuck with winter weather.... Continue Reading →
We interrupt your feel good, sparkly holiday decorations and sentimental posts for this message: Sometimes, we just gotta bitch! I know, you knew this already since I've posted the complaint box & spewed many an invective before. We already know I'm not all about farting rainbows and unicorns despite my blog title. Sometimes you just... Continue Reading →
You Might Live With A Teenager If.... The doors in your house no longer just close - they SLAM Your sanity and memory are questioned a dozen times a day... ...by the same person who cannot remember to put on shoes before getting in the car to go to school. You... Continue Reading →
About this time last week I was highly annoyed at three people who had not responded to emails. Case #1 - I had stuck my neck out to ask someone who owes me money to, you know, acknowledge that fact and get going paying me back. 72 hours had passed and...*crickets* Case #2 - I... Continue Reading →
From my Friday Questiontime query posted on Facebook, Google +, Twitter and here: What new thing have you experienced this year for the first time ever? Here are the answers covering the spectrum of life experiences. Earthquake and Hurricane - all in one week! (a few east coast friends provided that answer of course) Getting laid off... Continue Reading →
I REFUSE to let the good spirits I am in from a great, productive, fun weekend of cleaning & running & socializing & organizing & writing waste away into Monday! (heck the Padres even swept a weekend series!) I REFUSE to let the news that Sports Boy's weekend diving certification courses start at 6am instead of 7am... Continue Reading →
Ah, the classic way to dodge responsibility for your own bad behavior - point the finger at someone else who has done the same thing as if that somehow absolves you of guilt. Happens in the political sphere ALL THE TIME. Conservatives disrupting town hall meetings preventing any real discussions from happening? It's OK, the... Continue Reading →
How in the hell did we ever live without laptops and smart phones? It's one of those which came first questions. Did these items come about in reaction to our lives being so packed and thus the need for electronic organization, or did the electronic organization allow us to take on the many tasks that... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 