Let’s Cancel Cancel Culture. I’m just throwing this out there. But can we maybe lay off the need to draw and quarter every single person who says something or does something or said something or did something that you or someone you know did not or does not like or finds offensive? Was that confusing? … Continue reading Let’s Cancel Cancel Culture.
I suppose actually having COVID has created this public service announcer vibe in my brain, so bear with me. Or not. If you’ve already felt your nose flare or your back bow up, just go ahead and hit the ‘x’ in the corner. I won’t be upset (I promise) and I’ll never know and, also, … Continue reading We came, We coughed, We conquered.
Good grief, I am having a difficult time finding any motivation this week. I’d like to blame the frigid weather, nagging congestion, a four day workweek, energy sapping teens, or two more incoming snowstorms for this lack of, well, anything….but I think it may just be the result of last weekend’s episode of Attending a … Continue reading Do these earplugs make me look old?
Did I say I was not going to write about pandemics in specifics anymore? I think I did. But that was probably like a year ago and I’m older and foggier and, oh yes, Covid came for Christmas. No, no, no, it’s fine, really. We’re fine. We were able to get through the bulk of … Continue reading Pandemic Parenting Stage II: Conundrum
I just waffled through the entirety of my end of 2020 blog entries in search of my usual “here’s my plan for next year” post and, lo and behold, apparently I didn’t have anything definite for 2021. I supposed that in response to the muck of 2020, giving myself a mulligan for 2021. The nice … Continue reading I’m Going to Eat the Candy
My spirit of giving has been on my mind a lot lately and my #blessed family has been paying the price. The awakening? Absolutely pandemic related, but not necessarily in the way one might think. We have reached the part of the pandemic in which our feet have started dragging in a way in which … Continue reading Gratitude through Attitude
As we were decorating our Christmas tree this year, we all started noting the lack of space. Could we really be on the hunt, again, for a new tree before next year’s holidays? Right, full disclosure, we are artificial tree people with a side dish of requirements and are also often on the hunt for … Continue reading The Real Measurement of Growth
As Rich had his arm halfway up the business end of a turkey this morning, he took a pause, shook his head and said “what am I doing?” Being the ever present person available to offer ways to do things better, I jumped in with a quick what’s wrong? while googling How to Turkey. … Continue reading When the Holidays look Different
One of the neat things about being married is how you can do a ton of work on something and then your spouse can come in at the last minute for the hero shot and destroy hours of blood, sweat, and tears. I’m not saying it’s intentional, I’m just saying that it happens. And, also, … Continue reading Oh, the Hu-Mail-Manity
Jeepers. Send one wrong emoji and suddenly you feel attacked, misunderstood, vilified, and, well, old. Granted, I’ve apparently been sending this particular (and apparently incorrect) upside-down-smiley-face emoji for months now. Frankly, I got tired of tapping on the standard smiley face options. When I found the upside-down-smiley-face I thought oh, yes that is much more … Continue reading Emotional Icons
