This week was fun for me. Really fun, like “jump up and down and get superly, dooperly excited, with lots of exclamation points” type fun! Of course, what constitutes fun varies from person… Continue reading
Every day in my upstairs living room, I pass a small box that holds fabric scraps from a chair I recently had reupholstered. Initially I held on to them because I planned to… Continue reading
Few things in my life can make me forget about all that’s wrong with the world, my stresses and all the ways life could be so much better. One of those things is… Continue reading
Today was a great day. Well actually today was not that great. I have had much better days, but this post is not about all the ways today could have been better. This… Continue reading
Today is January 1, 2013 and I’m still alive. If you’re reading this, so are you. And so are billions of other people. That’s right, eleven days after the world was supposed to… Continue reading
Tomorrow is my birthday and every year as another birthday approaches, I reflect on the year before. Mostly, I am thankful and happy about what great accomplishments I made or goals I reached,… Continue reading
Today in several parts of the country and the world, it’s Christmas. It’s a wonderful time to celebrate with family, friends, food and gifts. Today is not a day to be reading long… Continue reading
With the gift-giving season in full swing, I thought I’d do a post about giving. Not giving in the usually way, to loved ones, friends, charities or people in need, but giving to… Continue reading
Bonjour mes amis! About a month ago, I found myself on Craigslist, the most popular, online thrift store, perusing the For Sale ads. Usually I’m on the hunt for things that I need… Continue reading
We’ve all been there. You, your mom and dad, your brother(s) and sister(s) all packed into a Sears Portrait studio, or if your family had a bit more money back in the 80’s,… Continue reading
