Making it Up As I Go

Before I begin this post, can I just mention that I love the word “parade” lately, and I have no idea why. Everything is a parade, Zoe’s toy bugs are always “bugs on parade”, Zoe herself is often “queen of… Read more ›

I try, on the whole, not to give unsolicited advice (and usually fail miserably, I’m a terrible meddler). But I feel pretty secure in sharing these 3 pieces of advice based on my cookie making experience of today. 1. If… Read more ›

The progressive dinner is over. Hallelujah and hooray. It actually went pretty well, to the extent that even the naysayer involved had to grudgingly admit it was the best one they’d been involved with. No one died, no one got… Read more ›

So some friends of a friend do this thing every year where instead of making new years resolutions they make a to-do list for the year. They started in 1998 with 98 things on the list, and it’s gone up… Read more ›

Do you have anything that keeps you humble? You know, little things that you should be good at, that you sometimes are good at, but that sometimes you totally mess up and you realize that you’re not really so good… Read more ›

To answer Becky’s questions in the comments from the last post: 1. We’re moving to another complex about 5 miles from where we live now. I don’t even know if it’s that far. The apartments are cool, the one we… Read more ›

1. Purely Cotton tissues suck. While they may not claim to be soft and absorbent (all they really claim is that they’re “naturally gentle, hypo-allergenic, virtually lint free, and safe for eyeglasses”, oh, and “easier on the environment”) the whole… Read more ›

Is there a way to get through this life without having to deal with other people and their madness? If there is, could someone please tell me? It’s one of those weeks where the crazy is just oozing out of… Read more ›