Month: January 2012
Being People, Not Parents
Last weekend my boyfriend and I spent two hours being people and not parents. This may sound like a very mundane and ordinary feat but for us it was a rarity. Together we have four teenagers. That alone keeps us extremely busy […]
Cardiac A-Breast
Today as I was driving to work I thought I was having a heart attack. Every time I took a deep breath I had a sharp pain in the middle of my chest. “This is it” I thought. This was my payback […]
ADHD Attention Deficit Housecleaning Disorder
I have diagnosed myself with ADHD: Attention Deficit Housecleaning Disorder. I have suffered from this affliction for years and it is beginning to take it’s toll. Symptoms of this disease include but are not limited to cleaning the junk drawer when you […]
Black And White And Always Right
I want to be 18 again. When you are 18 the world seems so clear to you. You have definite opinions and there are no gray areas. Everything is black and white and you think you are always right. I remember those […]
Cruise Wear Crisis
Several months ago I scheduled a cruise to the South Caribbean. At the time my mind was filled with visions of being a few sizes smaller and having muscular toned arms. I could just see myself on the beach looking amazing […]
Y’all Don’t Be Mean To Paula Deen
I can’t believe how hateful and awful y’all are being to poor Paula Deen about her diabetes, or as we call it in the South, sugar. Folks are saying she deserved it for eating all that fattening food. Someone even accused her […]
Flying Is For The Birds
I hate to fly. It isn’t that I am afraid to fly it is just that I am not a good air traveler. When I fly it involves Dramamine, decongestants,special ear plugs and a great deal of patience on the part of my […]
Bungee Jumping
I have never quite understood the allure of bungee jumping. I am not sure what it would take to convince me to plunge upside down by a rubber band type apparatus tied to one of my legs but I am pretty sure it would […]
I Was Once Young…Wish You Had Known Me Then
To my children: I wish you could have known me when I was young. I think you would have liked me. Maybe you wouldn’t have rolled your eyes at me so often and thought I was weird. I used to have energy. […]
I don’t do well with close games. Don’t get me wrong I don’t want to lose by a million points but those nail biting overtime games just about kill me. Both teams always want it so badly. They are all hustling and […]