I work at home so my office tends to get cluttered and messy. I have piles of paper here, stacks of books there, file folders all over. I also share the office with my husband and son so before I sit down to work I have to clear off a Bionicle, some kid scissors, my [...]
Computers were supposed to free us from the paper pile-up. Instead, we print out more than ever, generating huge stacks of files and investing record amounts of money to store our paper. We buy paper, file folders, labels, and file cabinets; and still the paper stacks overwhelm us. Home organizing is big business, and TV [...]
Around 11:40 AM on any given Saturday I start to get antsy. I pace around the house and hover around the back door, hoping to catch a glimpse of his car pulling into the driveway. The dog becomes aware of my sheer excitement and starts to follow me around, tail wagging. The girls sense that [...]
I’ve never been a big fan of women in general. Yes, you read that correctly. Let’s face it – women are usually pretty catty. I do understand that saying that may implicate me to be catty as well. But if I am being honest, in the past I have found that if you get a [...]
I have never been happier for a New Year to usher in. There is nothing like the gift of a fresh start to help you shake off something like viral pneumonia, RSV and Pink Eye in your household over the holidays. Cosmic Perspective? Perhaps…. As you know, I had visions of making Christmas morning [...]
In light of the ailing economy and a general tendency to overspend on gift giving, I cut back on my Christmas spending this year. Still, my budget mounted to over a grand. Now, for some of you, spending one thousand dollars on Christmas gifts may be totally within the realm of reasonable spending. But for [...]
It’s been rainy and warm here lately, not my favorite combination of weather conditions. I like a rainy day and I like a warm day but not together. I prefer rainy and cool or sunny and warm. But I can’t control the weather any more than I can control my lust for chocolate so I [...]
It’s November 1st, the day after Halloween. It’s 10:21 a.m. and I’ve just dipped into my son’s candy haul and gobbled down 3 Snickers and 2 Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. The wrappers litter the table around me as the sugar hits my veins and pumps through my body. I close my eyes and think about [...]
Call me crazy but if it’s late October with a daytime high of 50 degrees and you own a swim shop, wouldn’t you eagerly greet and cater to every customer who walked in your door? Well, not at my local swim shop. My son and I are coming from his weekly YMCA swim lesson where [...]
I Am Woman. Watch Me Shop. These are the words I repeat to myself every Monday morning after I drop my son off at preschool and head to the grocery store. I’m off to do what thousands–nay millions–of women do every day: procure food for the household. I should feel confident in this role; after [...]
