The bathroom is no longer poopy

The bathroom is painted! I’ve always been less than enthused about our bathroom. There’s 1950s brown tile surrounding the bathtub (which is an even pukier brown) and on the counter top. That was bad enough. But the last family, in attempt to escape the brown, I’m sure, chose a plaid […]

Walking in a slushy winterland

I loved today. Especially when you compare it to my yesterday. Which sucked. Dev has been very challenging lately and my mood on Saturday didn’t help matters. The medication is definitely helping me in a lot of ways, but the depression doesn’t go away entirely. I have to learn how […]

Shoot me now

I’ve been doing a pretty good job of resisting sweets lately. Not a perfect effort, but a laudable one if you know me and my magnetic attraction to sugar. Still, there’s one item that seems ever-present in my client’s office and that does me in every. single. time. Costco cake. […]

It’s so random!

I had a friend named Tonia who always used the word “random.” To this day, I think of her when I hear it. Funny how certain things stick with you, isn’t it? So Kristy tagged me for a meme. I tend to bow out of those because I can’t get […]

Gobble, gobble!

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving yesterday. We had a lovely time. Small gathering. Just five of us. Scott had turkey duty. I dove into everything else because I had a strong desire to make things. I really haven’t fired up our stove much lately. So I needed an […]

Progress (or not!)

I had a great session with my trainer this morning. I’ve somehow lost three pounds since we returned from our vacation. Clueless as to why, but it feels good to be making some progress. So how do I celebrate? Chocolate chip cookie and a small home-baked cookie bar that was […]

New bling for my holiday tree

Yes, yes, I know. Thanksgiving is still a week away. So why begin peppering my blog with Christmas decorations? Because my mom’s group is doing an ornament exchange and the goodies have already turned up in my mailbox. Oh, joy! The first one is from Barbara in Massachusetts, patterned on […]

All she wrote

I started sharing my photo obsession here on this site. Yet when I discovered Flickr a few years ago, that obsession kind of, er, exploded. Having another photo outlet allowed me to keep my focus here on the words, rather than forcing a story around a photo. I link between […]