Silver Thread
I am cleaning out my home office tonight. I have a crazy stack of magazines going all the way back to December that I have not touched. In the midst of my piles I took some time to read. I read an article on Richard Branson, love him. If you have been living under a…
Ring Around the Collar
I was driving to pick up my children from their music lessons and I was not having a good day. Work had just been overwhelming that day and I was talking to my higher power. I asked for guidance and asked for help sorting out some of the craziness in my life. I was…
Cap and Gown
My daughter is graduating from 8th grade this year. She has gone to a private school since she was three and this is a pretty big deal in our house. We have spent the last 6 months looking at high schools and we have narrowed it down to one private high school. She is an…
Cold Water with Like Colors
“What are the directions?” I asked my 7 year old daughter when she told me we needed to do a Book Mobile for her reading book Chocolate Fever. She replied that there were no instructions she was just supposed to put pictures and fun things from the book on paper and tape them to a…
Express Wash
Patience is something I do not have… I am not a patient person and there has been some fallout. I am not a good cook. I cook everything on high and I rush putting the meal together because I do not have patience. My children look at me sometimes like I am a raving lunatic…
Holy Sheets!
The washing machine is fixed. It occurred to me that I never let anyone know the washing machine is fixed. I am back in business! Why are people drawn to organized religion. I have never been an organized religion type of person. Whatever that means. The Church and the idea that someone else gets me…
Vintage Scarf
I found one of my old journals last night. Below was my entry on January 6, 2005. I am thankful and more aware of just how blessed I am. I am thankful for: The early morning through my half open eyes when I get to sleep in A foot rub right in the arch of…
Baskets Full of Dirty Laundry
My washing machine broke. How can I be “From the Laundry Room” with a broken washing machine? It is a little over a year old and it is one of those High Efficiency Machines. I love it, when it works. It uses 65% less water which is great for me because I live in the…