Procrastination Station and Un-Friending Mother Nature
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Procrastination Station and Un-Friending Mother Nature

If I could ‘un-friend’ Mother Nature, I would. She’s been sending the Pacific Northwest an overabundance of snow, but completely bypassing us here in PA when we should have gotten at least one good snow day by now. Her menopausal hot flashes are still present – we’ve been having freezing temperatures for days, followed by…

Once Upon a Time I Had a Dream…
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Once Upon a Time I Had a Dream…

Once upon a time, when I was working 60+ hours a week in the Corporate World, I always somehow managed to keep my house or apartment spotlessly clean.  It was second nature, making sure things were put away.  Possibly bordering on OCD with everything having a place and everything in its place. Fast forward to…

The Night Before the Night Before Christmas
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The Night Before the Night Before Christmas

Here we are, the night before the night before Christmas.  Well, technically it’s not night yet, but it sounds better than the day before the night before Christmas, doesn’t it?  Are you ready?  I was up too late last night frantically wrapping the final gifts, packing everything up and getting ready for our road trip. …

They Say It’s (My) Birthday
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They Say It’s (My) Birthday

I’ve made it to another birthday.  It’s always fun having a birthday on a Friday, because you can stay up late without worrying about having to get up early the next morning, and you can pretty much make the celebration last all weekend long.  Who’s with me? I looked up who shares my birthday with…

Smelly House… Or Not?
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Smelly House… Or Not?

I have a keen sense of smell.  Hubby’s the one with the bionic hearing, I’m the one with the bionic nose.  I think I’d rather have bionic hearing.  There are just some things you don’t want to smell. I’ve always been super careful about the smells in our house – with 2 dogs, 3 cats,…