I have to keep this short as I’m down and out with the stomach flu. A cruel one that allows me hunger, while not allowing me the sustenance of the food I consume. Day…
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I had started my blog earlier today with some fantastic painting tips but then, after dinner, I realized I still hadn’t written about my newest love. Yesterday, I took a multi-day job supply teaching…
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Editor’s Note: This poem “The Battle” is about fear, confusion, and unwillingness to change. But the question that resonates with me is, once you’ve started fighting is there really a winner when you’re…
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I had to say good-bye to my faithful companion, George a few weeks ago. It was as hard to say good-bye to him as it was my cat Toby, 7 years earlier. For those…
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“Schools out for summer” “…No more pencils, no more books, No more teachers, dirty looks” Alice Cooper couldn’t have said it better with those lyrics and I definitely gave my fair share of dirty…
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Spring is a tease. The biggest one I know. She usually gives us little hints of spring. But sometimes she likes to give us a little bit more, right in the middle of winter,…
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After I finished writing my post, I sat back and read it a few times. As I was reading it a song had come into my head. It was Meredith Brooks’ Bitch. This song…
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The thrill of dressing up as someone else. The excitement of staying up past your bedtime. The trepidation of what tricks and spooks lay in wait. The delight in the treats eaten before sleep…
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After the birth of my second son, my ex turned to me and said “You’ll probably have to work off your mom bum now.” I asked him what a mom bum was and he…