“Everybody has a story!” he drawled. “You must.” He sat across the diners cheap formica table, inquisitive blue eyes prying, mocking me. I nodded my head in disagreement, “Nope, no stories. Nothing out of the ordinary.” He harumphed and stared. His dimple dancing while he decided which one of his memories to flaunt next. He [...]
Posts Tagged ‘life’
A Break
February 26th, 2011 
admin There is much chaos in my life, more than I think my family would appreciate me talking about here on my blog. I needed this getaway. To bite the bullet and board a plane. To distance myself from home. To see old friends and meet new ones. To be near the ocean. For whatever reason, [...]
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Tags: blogging, chaos, life, north carolina blogging conference, vacations 
8 Comments »There’s A Mind In Here Somewhere
January 29th, 2011 admin Every single time I have a good idea for a blog post, I’m in the middle of doing something that has me away from my computer or a notepad. I chant the idea to myself for a few minutes until I’m convinced I won’t forget it. Then, I completely forget what I was thinking about [...]
Obese? No, Not Me.
December 9th, 2010 admin Obese. That was the word my Thyroidologist was using when he was discussing my situation with me yesterday at my 3 month check up. Obese? Me? Yes, I’m fat. I recognize that. “But,” I try not to cry to him, it comes out whiny and moany “it’s been out of my control. Nothing I do [...]
Do-Overs
December 1st, 2010 admin I’m propped on the bathroom counter, one leg holding me up, putting on eyeliner, when my daughter nonchalantly walks in and sits down on the closed toilet. I could tell by her serious expression and posture that she had something she wanted to discuss. “What’s going on, honeybunch?” I ask her, watching her in the [...]
Friends and Drama Shouldn’t Go Together Unless You’re Seeing A Movie
November 29th, 2010 admin I am a blogger. It can be a drag sometimes because I, personally, haven’t made much of a living with, what has turned out to be, a full time job. With loads of overtime. Oh well. With blogging comes certain expectations. One of which is diarrhea of the fingertips hitting the keys. Mind purging. Complaining. [...]
Gotta Love Them There Neighbors In This Here Neighborhood.
August 30th, 2010 admin Dear Anonymous Person who put this letter in our mailbox: Because you don’t approve of a little strip of grass on our side yard looking like this: And our side yard looks like that (which is relatively neat considering I always have a ton of kids, including ones from the neighborhood, that play there)… Because [...]
