Just For Fun Friday 10/18/13
I Hate Housework… Housework is the ultimate exercise in futility. It is never completely done. When someone asks “are you a full-time housekeeper?”, as if part-time were an option, I have to bite my tongue. THERE is someone who doesn’t do housework. Take my ex-husband. I got up with him at six every morning, and while […]
I’d Rather Be…
As a teen, I never kept a clean room. My mother recounts how every Saturday she told me I couldn’t go anywhere with my friends until my room was clean. Two hours later she came to check on me and the bed was still unmade, the vacuum right where she left it, and I was sitting […]
Just For Fun Friday 10/04/13
This Fun Friday post is guested by Edie Melson – http://www.thewriteconversation.blogspot.com I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! Forbidden Phrases Below is my list of comments I’ve received over the past years since I’ve come out as a writer. Following each is what I wanted to say. I’m happy to report that I’ve […]
Ripples On Our Ponds
On September 1 – my birthday – I poured a cup of coffee and started up my computer. I checked e-mail, then Facebook, and discovered many greetings. What a great way to start the day! I replied to each of them, considering the Mad Hatter’s idea of an Un-birthday. Just think. A birthday every day […]
The Older We Get
“When I was a child, I thought as a child.” Remember thinking our parents had it easy? They could sleep late if they wanted to, could eat whatever they wanted, and didn’t have any worries, any pressures. We couldn’t wait to grow up. I had a sheltered childhood. My parents had great confidence in me, […]
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