It cannot be easy to be my child. I am not the mother that many of my amazing mom friends are; the…
WriteOut of Her Mind
Rolling Stones
Surely this is a divine sign that my rock ’n’ roll dreams are coming true. The Rolling Stones…
Download
Everyone has bad days. When I vent to the Carpenter about life’s challenges, it is a total…
Earworm
The term earworm describes a catchy song or tune that runs continually through a person’s mind. …
Unconditional
A note for my children: please don’t buy me a gift on Mother’s Day. Unless you can have the…
I need spring!
Alright spring, let me be very clear here. I am tired of cold winds, grey days, rain and sporadic…
Rain
When I first saw it, it looked like a clump of mud and grass that might have fallen off the…
Bad mood
I arrived home from work one Friday evening in a very bad mood. I was dragging home baggage that…
Secrets
My husband and I have never kept secrets from each other. Until now. Imagine how I felt when the…
Nineteen
People tell you that time will pass quickly. One day you’ll look back and wonder how life moved…
Guy time
After a week of feeling discombobulated, sleep deprived and basically like a zombie with an…
Discombobulated
Discombobulated is a good word. I like it. It describes me quite well in the days following…
Gala
Once a year the Carpenter and I get dressed up fancy and go out. Together. In public. Our annual…
Snow daze
Most people enjoy snow days like the one we had this week (and the week before, and the week before…
Windshield
Writer’s block is real. My current life is uneventful. The Carpenter hasn’t provided any…