The Pursuit of Normal

**Before you read today’s words of wisdom (haha!) head over to Raising Wild Things where my bloggy friend Mackenzie asked to use my Talkblocker post as a Guest Post today.  She’s fantastic, so you’ll want to hang around her site for a bit.  I’ll wait here for you… I promise. ** Last weekend I had the […]

Photo credit Today the world mourns the loss of one of its “Greats”- a great woman, a great “scientist”, a great philanthropist. Her titles are many. The highlights include: Nobel Peace Prize winner, Time Magazine’s “Woman of the Year” and Twilight Fandom President. The accolades go on and the lives she impacted are too many to […]

In the fall of 1996 I had an epiphany.  It’s not surprising, to be quite honest.  I had just turned 22 and I was brilliant.  No, really.  I was.  I had a college degree, an apartment I was paying for all on my own and I was a few months into my Maser’s Degree program. […]

Recently I have been plagued with the feeling that I’m missing something.  I’ve patted my pockets, spelunked through the dark depths of my purse, even felt the top of my head to make sure it wasn’t resting there.  Yet, no mystery item suddenly appeared.  To make things worse, I can’t properly identify exactly what is […]

I love that The Hubs and I were created equal yet different.  The differences between us are what often make him the better parent or more considerate spouse. Other times, however, these differences leave me plain ‘ol befuddled. For example, we have this… “What is that,” you ask?  It’s a cup of milk.  A slightly […]

Hosting your own party sucks.  Mother’s Day is a perfect example.  I’m a mother but also a daughter, sister and granddaughter. Every May finds me battling with myself over whether or not I should offer to host.  Yes, I realize how selfish this sounds.  I should be counting my blessings, grateful that I have not one but […]

Welcome to Take Two of May’s Secret Subject Swap.  This week 11 brave bloggers created a secret subject for someone else  and were assigned a secret subject to interpret in their own style.  Today we are all simultaneously divulging our topics and submitting our posts. Here are the links to all the sites now featuring […]

I pity the fool who doesn’t love his mutha! The interwebs are full of talk about Mother’s Day this week. I hadn’t planned on joining in the conversation.  Personally, I find M Day tough to navigate.  First of all, there are 3 generations of mothers in my family. Both of my grandmothers will be turning […]

Since becoming a parent, there have been many nights when I lay in bed and recap my day.  I run through the To Do List I created and mentally check off the things I accomplished.   On a good day, my mental picture looks like this: 1. Kids to School 2. Laundry: Whites 3. Laundry: […]