Really?
Do you know anyone that “just doesn’t get it?” Of course you do, we all have someone like this in our lives. Now, normally my articles are about me and my own wackiness - but today I’d like to talk a...
View ArticleWhat do I owe you?
How much do we owe the people in our lives? This is a question I’ve been pondering a lot over the last few years. As we get older, our parents age, and our children mature, the circle of people that...
View ArticleCan we change the world....
I was hanging out at home sometime last year, watching TV, when I happened upon the movie, "Pay it Forward". (I'm more than a little ashamed to admit that I cried watching this movie. I'm more than a...
View ArticleHere's the thing...
* If I don't answer the phone when you call, please don't call back again five minutes later. * If you have to start a conversation with "I'm not supposed to say anything, but..." - Stop. * You can...
View ArticleThe Sloppy Joe Storm of 2011
For the longest time, I thought I was alone. I was wrong. There are millions of women in the world, just like me...women that live with a toddler in a man's clothing. The tantrums thrown by these...
View ArticleThis is freaking HARD! Part I
Here's something no one tells you. All of this, its freaking HARD work. Sure, we know going in that parenting requires selfless sacrifice, unconditional love, and a willingness to watch Elmo until...
View ArticleThis is FREAKING HARD, Part II
I went over and over this in my head, trying to figure out how to write what I wanted to say without giving you the impression that I don't like being a mom. Then I realized...that's exactly what...
View Articlefrom perfection to perfectly happy...
Before I moved in with my dear husband, I had an apartment that gleamed. It was spotless. It was my ongoing mission to live in an environment that appeared utterly un-lived in. It was GLORIOUS. My...
View ArticleI am...because of Her
Today I am a mother, wife, and friend. Because of her... I became a survivor, rather than a victim I stood, when my instinct was to cower I fought, when my instinct was to fear I cried, when I didn't...
View ArticleSometimes, the RealWorld sucks.
Over the past months, I've wondered what is, and isn't fodder for my site. I've "gone dark", as it were, because lately, events have come together to remind me that yes - sometimes the real world...
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