As the calendar turned from 2008 to 2009, I found myself still in the midst of my panic attack. Although 10 days doesn’t seem very long in hindsight, at the time, it felt like forever. The days passed and I couldn’t shake the tightness in my chest, the nerves in my belly, the random bouts […]

About a year before my wonderful husband and I got married we bought a dog. We were just about to move in together. Yes, we lived together before we were married *gasp! hand flutters to chest in shock* My soon-to-be- husband was getting a tax refund and we were trying to decide what to do […]

Some days I find motherhood nothing less than hysterical. I often wonder what I would hear if someone were to follow me around with a hidden camera for a day. I decided to start paying attention to the wacky things that come out of my mouth and here’s a small helping of stuff from just […]

A few weeks ago my wonderful husband and I were watching a “True Blood” season one recap. For those of you who don’t know, “True Blood” is an HBO original series about vampires… surprise, surprise. If you have a weak stomach or some tight moral standards it may not be for you. In classic t.v. […]

Well, fellow moms… I did it. Just as the song says. My new philosophy is “a little less talk and a lot more action.” I have decided that I hear my own voice entirely too much in a day; and I am tired of it. And if I’m tired of it, my children must really […]

Today I watched an episode of “Oprah” that I had TiVo’ed a few months back. I’m not one to watch her show to be honest. I think she has lots of great topics and awesome guests, but she rarely gets below the surface. There are so many commercial breaks, questions and patchwork editing that she […]

Nothing… And I’m not talking about the recent discussions about the ever-decreasing newspaper business. I’m talking about life. I am learning that pretty much nothing is black and white anymore. Gone are the days of easy decisions and clear opinions. I remember as a child vacillating between doing what was right and what was wrong. […]

After yesterday’s early morning emotional breakdown and painfully honest post about what a lousy mom I can be, I thought I’d keep it light this evening… I’ve been having random thoughts, not surprising to all of you who know me. But here’s the fun thing about having a blog (even if no one really reads […]

Wait, is that two lessons? Anyway… So I’m sorry if I offended anyone with the use of a “bad word” in my title there. But count yourselves lucky that I didn’t drop an F-bomb as well. Because, to be honest, I sure could use it’s power right now. This is kind of going to be […]

After a few days of “heavier” posts, I thought I’d muse about something a bit lighter and “because it’s Friday” … So I woke up Tuesday morning and I swear I looked 8 years older! Yes, I aged 8 years from the time I went to bed until the time I woke up. It was […]