A few months ago, thanks to a nudge from my best friend, I responded to a call for writers for a daily devotional site that was in the works. In a few weeks that site will go live, and you can sign up to receive a dose of inspiration and insight in your inbox every day. … More Ask me a question, I’ll tell you my life story
We need to talk. Actually, scratch that. I don’t mean it. It’s a euphemism, and for me, in this moment, it means I am going to say some stuff. In print. Not out loud. Because I am…not good at that, per se. Let me explain. For as long as I can remember I have been … More #awkward
A little over a month ago I purchased a bathing suit for the first time in years–a real, whole bathing suit, not just a tankini top here and a tankini top there from random department store sales that I would wear with shorts because I refused to let anyone see my ass. This was an actual suit, … More Sometimes being a girl is an adventure, and I’m just not the adventurous type
If you order soup to-go, it is safe to assume there is a nifty plastic spoon inside the neatly folded bag. Right? Apparently not. Which is why, a few minutes ago, I left my class in the middle of a lecture and sprinted through the rain to dig a plastic spoon out of the TRASH … More Truth, self-evident
True confession: I am obsessed with Kleenex. Specifically, having them in every room of my house, and having their boxes match said rooms. You might say I’m a tissue snob. It’s not a brand thing–I can buy Puffs, or even a store brand if necessary. It’s all about the matching. Kleenex boxes are admittedly the most stylish, followed … More This post brought to you by the good people at Kleenex
Now with pictures! It’s New Year’s Eve, and I am finding it hard to type, what with being jacked up on Albuterol and all. I had heard that phrase before–“jacked up on Albuterol“–and I assumed it was some sort of anti-depressant. Turns out it’s an asthma treatment. Huh. And that’s the end of the story of … More It will take you until next year to read about my Christmas vacation
My mother and youngest sister (Little) left my house this morning–actually, morning is a loose term for when they left unless you are, I don’t know, a senile rooster. Anyway, they left my house for the airport because they are spending Thanksgiving in California with my other sister, Middle. The rational, grown-up part of me thinks this … More The really important things
I was cleaning off my desk today and discovered a piece of computer paper with the following list scratched haphazardly in pencil and ink: cookies/bakies HP 2 brothers gored in ass–bulls Blogger: real name? tic-tac commercials baby arms & legs –> crib sickness Astelin–taste book 7, movie 5 I had to read over it a … More STUPEFY!
Calliope asks: Who will win American Idol? I am probably one of the only people in America–no, the WORLD–who doesn’t watch American Idol. I have watched the audition episodes exactly twice. I am extremely anti-reality show, and I don’t listen to much mainstream music or watch much mainstream television, so the show doesn’t really interest me. … More Give me a topic, volume 2
Jen asks: Have you had any other jobs besides teaching? As an adult, no, unless you count coaching, but I think they are parts of the same whole. I was the night and weekend manager of a successful hair salon my last two years of college, however, and I loved it. Not only did I get lots of … More Give me a topic, volume 1
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