As a stay-at-home mom who spends her days changing diapers, napping whenever possible, and regularly speaking in high-pitched, sing-songy baby talk, I sometimes think I can actually feel individual brain cells shrivel up and die. I’ll take intellectual stimulation wherever I can get it, including from this blog, my virtual time-out chair.
 
Wordless Wednesday: My New Back Yard

Before… During… After… Linking up for Wordless Wednesday with Live and Love Out Loud, Project Alicia,Parenting by Dummies and Seven Clown Circus.

 
Stupid Nature

I like to think I’m an easy-going, flexible individual who responds well to change. I like to think I’m one who just tends to go with the flow. Today, I will use my blog to demonstrate my ability to adapt as necessary. Today, a post previously titled “Lovely Nature” is now titled “Stupid Nature”. For [...]

 
Embrace the Pretzel?

The old condo was outgrown, reproductively. The new house has been bought, eagerly. The belongings have been moved, haphazardly. The many helpers have been fed and liquored, generously. I embrace the pretzel-y wallpaper border, hesitantly.

 

You are a homeowner eager to sell your home during a recession and housing slump.  I am a home shopper, dreaming of a nice backyard, granite counter tops, huge walk-in closets, and a 3 car garage. You are a hoarder and have so much stuff in your house that we can’t see the condition of [...]

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