Today is October 24th. This is my mother’s birthday. My mom passed away on April 10, 2002. My mom never had the opportunity to go to college or to have an exciting and fulfilling career (that is aside from being a mom- which is notably more consuming than a full-time job and ultimately more satisfying [...]
Author: Ms. C
The trouble with kabuki brushes…
Let me say that not all kabuki brushes are created equal. My kabuki brush is clearly inferior and my mission today is to go forth into the world and find a higher quality kabuki brush. For those of you unfamiliar with the kabuki brush it is a short, fat, stubby brush that you use to [...]
OMG – I have OMS!
My waking mind has no pause or off switch. It bounces from item to item like the ball in a pinball machine – seemingly erratic and unpredictable but likely quite measurable and predictable by a team of scientists (as one or two scientists would clearly not be enough). Some days having this type of mind [...]
No pink curlers and hairspray today…
Today is picture day – for Cheyenne. I am reminded of dozens of other picture days over the years – both my children’s and my own. Cheyenne picked out what she would wear this year for pictures with no consult from me, which is fine. I am on picture day probation anyway for all the [...]
Stinky McFadden
I was tickled to read fellow Area Voices blogger Abra LaMente’s recent blogs on the Cat Hater’s Club (http://www.areavoices.com/abrelamente/). I am personally a lover of all creatures (even though I love many from “a far” – very “a far”). Most days I am a lover of cats. I have a long history with cats. Indeed, [...]
Be a gracious recipient…
There are only two weeks left in October and I find myself pondering (once again) at what point time got away from me. Wasn’t it August a few weeks ago? Where does the time go? I am fascinated with the phenomenon of the perception of the passage of time. When you hope time will pass [...]
The twelve step program…
Yes, it’s true…I am a recovering attorney. And yes, there is a twelve step program. The steps may seem simple, but they really are not. I find myself struggling with them and I often find that for every step forward I take, I oftentimes take two (and sometimes ten) steps back. The twelve steps to [...]
THE NEW FORTY 