• A Snotty, Pretty Mess

    So, next week is my first week back at work. (sob, snort, hiccup, sob, sob, hiccup, snort) I have been preparing for this week since the Beanie got here.   Well, preparing/dreading/trying desperately…

  • Blind Optimism

    I was going through some uncharted kitchen cabinets a few weeks ago preparing for my yard sale when I came across these monogrammed pastry boxes that I ordered a couple years ago. I…

  • Curly Q

    “Whoa there, Beanie.” “What?” he says. “What happened to your hair, buddy?” I ask. “Do you like it?   Dad and me did it,” says Beanie. “Uhhh….” “Dad thinks it looks great,” says…

  • The Head of the Household

    Ahhh…the first born. Lucy Goosey has been the love of my life for the past six years.   I adopted her when I was in college and she’s been everywhere with me since.…

  • Big Wheels Keep On Turnin’

    I am afraid of heights. Scratch that. I am deathly afraid of heights.   Irrationally afraid of heights.   Break out in a cold sweat, need to be put on oxygen, may wet…

  • Domesti-Katie

    Its really not often that I stretch my domestic legs.   I’m not a big baker (…because I suck at it).   I’m not a big cleaner (…because I suck at it).  …

  • Hear Me Roar

    Since I have been staying home, Chris has been enjoyed the luxury of making a few digs at me every now and then.   If he comes home from work and the sink…

  • A New Leaf

    Yesterday afternoon when Chris came home from work, I surprised him with my outfit. It was something I would never wear. Something so far from my personality. Something so out of character that…