High School Rivals and Fundraising

| July 18, 2010

We’re nearing the end of July which means “back to school” is right around the corner. I’ll have one in college, a sophomore in high school, and a first grader. Everyone seems to look forward to going back to school. Except mom, of course. The first two months of school (at least) means tons and [...]

Twit In The Old Fashioned Sense

| July 15, 2010

Here I find myself weighing in on an almost tired subject. I’ve not exactly scoured the net to find out every possible opinion on the subject to examine whether or not I’m bringing anything new to the table – but here I am anyway. Long gone are the days when celebrities had carefully scripted answers [...]

Hydrangea Wishes and Compost Dreams

| July 14, 2010

I’ve loved gardening from a very young age. I recall many happy summer afternoons weeding and trimming with my grandma in her backyard. When we moved in to our new house back in 2006 I spent hours designing and re-designing our backyard. The opportunity to start with a blank canvas was not lost on me [...]

I Just Don’t Have That Gypsy Gene

| July 11, 2010

I’m just never going to be someone who is all into keeping it super simple, only having a few necessities, with a deep love of the road and traveling light. Not that I don’t like to travel, but I’m talking about people who enjoy that gypsy existence of packing up and moving every so often [...]

The Irony In My CafePress Shop

| July 1, 2010

I’ve had my own CafePress shop for a while now. It’s worked out pretty well for me, more from sheer luck than from any serious promotion on my part. Occasionally I have an idea that I add to the shop just for the fun of it. I’ve also used my shop to do special t-shirts [...]