2014 Might Not 100% Stink. Maybe.
Today is the first day I really feel close to the sort of enthusiasm the New Year generally brings out in a first child, perfectionist-wanna-be such as myself. My dearly loved grandma passed away just before Christmas in a manner that, although she was ninety actual...
Forever Young.
I just received a sample of a new beauty product; a "finishing cream." According to the text on the ad, it is "...not a moisturizer, primer or foundation." It's job is to use its "cushiony texture" to " erase the look of lines, wrinkles and pores." So, it's spackle,...
Plus, There is CAKE!
Reasons why to never, ever throw a party. 1) The cleaning. Okay, the actual, physical work of cleaning is not the worst thing-- even though it's a total drag and takes your whole and entire Saturday and has the kids practically up in arms by time supper rolls...
Labor Day? I’ve Been Laboring for MONTHS!
The heat has broke, thank god. Let me just say, the worst thing about last week's heat wave wasn't the oppressive temperatures, or the soul-crushing humidity. No, the worst part of last week was the fact that they cancelled school for those buildings without air...
Hi Ho, Hi Ho, It’s Back to Work I Go.
As you may or may not know, I just started a new job. I'm working at eco-lifestyle store owned by friends of mine. Yes, I love them and I love the focus of the store, but my favorite bit about this new endeavor is that my sister has taken to calling me "shopgirl."...
When Ambition Fails.
There are things that I know to be true. For example: a pint of Ben and Jerry's ice cream is a single serving. Fact. There are things that I know are not true but I choose to believe them anyway. Things like how I feel more attractive and slimmer when I wear stretch...
My Own Flea Circus. Lucky me.
Sometimes the metaphors are so darn obvious, they just sort of kick you in the teeth, don't they? Yesterday, my son called me, upset and supremely grossed out, because he found fleas on the cat... Because we can never catch a break with that feline, apparently. (I...
Call Me Lex.
Sometimes I get an idea so brilliant, it borders on the diabolical. So here's the story; Today was the William O'Brien 10 mile trail run. (Motto: "The hills! Sweet merciful Jesus, the hills!") Anyone of you from around this neck of the woods knows that we had a string...
The Week that Will. Not. End.
Does it ever occur to any of you that your bathroom is the perfect metaphor for your life? Like you spend every day wiping up the soap scum that inevitably reappears overnight, and that you could probably save yourself an inordinate amount of time and energy if you...
Please Don’t Analyze My Dreams.
By now some of you have heard that my partner and I will be closing our cookie shop this month. It's honestly such a relief to get the announcement out there. Sitting on that kind of information is exhausting, people. It definitely colors all your days,...
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