It’s cold this morning. We’ve been cruising along in the mid to high 70s and now it’s cold. I like cold weather, but this was unexpected. A surprise. “Well, isn’t this a pleasant surprise.” There’s not a grandmother alive that hasn’t uttered that phrase. Surprises, I don’t know that I’m a fan. Not that I…
I don’t watch television at all. Haven’t watched a television show in years. Well, that’s not true I have watched a few episodes of Mad Men and Glee on my computer, but I have not watched anything when it actually aired in forever. Weird, I know, but hands down the very best gift I’ve ever…
I’ve been married 18 years as of last weekend. For some reason this year hit me. It just seems crazy that I’ve been married to the same man for 18 years. For a lot of people that seems perfectly normal. I mean after all you do get married to stay together forever, right? Apparently…
I’ve always loved a new year…well, a new anything for that matter. When I was in school I loved new notebooks or new school clothes. As I get older I love new cars or a new purse…I really love a new purse. All opportunities to get rid of the old stains or used pages. New…
Over the last few months I’ve heard a couple of stories, other than the ones in the media, about young people taking their lives. Ending before they even started. As a grown woman it breaks my heart. As a parent it scares the crap out of me. Life is hard and there are times that…
Honesty…sometimes that’s a tough one. I’m not talking about blatant lies like, “I used to be an Olympic downhill skier.” I struggle with everyday little white lies like, “Really, I can’t even see that zit.” How can I tell the person, “You know, that really is bad and it just sort of jumps right off…
Elevators are weird. A box attached to a cable that moves people from floor to floor. I had to go into work today to do payroll. I pushed the button on the wall in the lobby and after the ding there was this little box waiting to take me to my floor. For some reason…