Strained Peas and Other Messes

Recently, it has been pointed out to me by several different people that I have completely neglected my own blog.  Thank you, readers, you are absolutely right.  It is time to get back on the horse, as they say. This winter has been absolutely awful, health-wise.  Besides mastitis (which I have gone

Occasionally, there is such a thing as being too helpful. A while back, I had a wonderful friend and neighbor.  Mrs. Neighbor lived with Mr. Husband in a house that was always full of teenagers (some of them were even  hers).  Well, one weekend, Mr. Husband took the teenagers on a camping trip and l

I have been thinking a lot lately about the impact attitude can have on a person’s life. There was a time for me when everything was pretty… chaotic, to say the least.  It seemed like every time I turned around, something bad was happening.  I had health issues that put me in the hospital.  Someone

All of a sudden, the boy is taking off! Finally, the answer to that annoying question is yes.  Why, yes, he is walking.  A lot.  All over.  Thanks for asking. He took his first steps about a month ago.  There was a big celebration, announcements were made, celebrities may have been called.  This is

Thanksgiving is over, and in the aftermath of turkey and family my head is full of jumbled thoughts and half-formed posts.  I’m running on little sleep and too much coffee, but I wanted to get something written while I have access to a computer and my sister has the boy occupied. It has been a [...]

My friend at Mediocre Mama wrote a post today about being thankful for all the little every day things, and it inspired me to take a look at my day today and give thanks.  As I’ve said before, I am thankful for my wonderful friends and family, but I wanted to take some time today to be [...]

Alright, it’s official… I totally fail this month’s blogging challenge.  I think we need to file this under not adding things to your plate if you’re already full (nice holiday reference there).  I knew this  month was going to be insane for me as far as work (and life in general) went, and I knew t

I don’t know about the rest of you, but things around here have been a bit stressful lately.  It’s the flu season (which, let me tell you, has been the gift that keeps on giving), I’ve been working around the clock on application videos and job hunts, and the holidays are just around the corner.  [.