Parenting Blogs
Just Start the Zoom Already! You’ve had 3 years to figure out how to mute.
Okay, people. It’s 2023, not 2019. I would have been much more patient and understanding four years ago. But here we are, having had over three years since the start…
Stress in my Entertainment
‘Stress’ is, I guess, a relative term. I feel like I have a pretty stressful life, with a high pressure job, a house and kids to take care of. But,…
Writing in Cursive
I often hear people my age and older bemoaning the fact that children are no longer taught writing in cursive in school. Aside from the fact that people’s signatures look…
Hermit Buddy
Here are the top five things I remember thinking and can’t believe I actually used to think that: I think you’ll notice a prevailing theme. I used to go out…
A Good Nurse
My husband recently had back surgery – he had two of his lumbar discs fused to two other lumbar discs which had been fused about nine years ago. No, he…
Knitting the Zombie Apocalypse
When I was a young girl, my grandmother taught me to knit. For many years, all I could knit was rectangles, but you can make a lot of things with…
Over Fifty Algorithmically
I guess because I’m over fifty and algorithms are real, I keep getting suggested links to articles with titles like, “Ten Outfits You Should Never Wear if You’re Over Fifty”…
Rent-a-Mom
I have a business idea that, if I had the energy to build from the ground up, would make me a zillionaire. Get this: Rent-a-Mom. There have been times when…
Picking Out Glasses
I went on my annual pilgrimage to the eye doctor earlier today. I’ve had eyeball surgery three times in my life, so the poking and prodding they do for a…
I Am a Magician
I was having lunch with my husband in a semi-fancy restaurant when I had an epiphany. Y’all, I am a freaking magician. I can turn a lightly grilled piece of…
