I am a bad wife. My dear husband had a birthday and I did almost nothing to celebrate his gracing this world for another trip around the sun. I felt like shit about it. I still feel like shit about it. And you want to know the worst? I know he totally understands. FUCK. Usually,…
Two days in a row, I have cooked. I cooked two very tasty casseroles, if I do say so myself; and both times, I was showing that I am clearly my mother’s daughter – because I dirtied so many dishes – both times. Was it worth it? I don’t know. But we now have leftovers/lunch…
Okay. I just sent my proposed (independent contractor) word processing agreement to my current employer. I have worked for them (except for a 3 month break) for the last 26 years. It will be the first time I have been without a “regular” employer since I turned 18. To say I’m feeling a little freaked…
My wonderful doctor has finally found a muscle relaxant that I’m not allergic to. Yay. One of the side effects is drowsiness. Okay. What they didn’t tell me was that they weren’t fucking kidding about the drowsiness. A couple hours or so after I take it, I become severely sleepy. I mean, I can fall…
It’s back! OMG, I love this show; and Season 2 is weirder than Season 1 – which one might think could not be possible. While all the acting is stellar, I cannot get enough of Natasha Lyonne and her whiskey gravel voice. And shame on NetFlix for making smoking seem cool. And that fabulous red…
First. Aren’t you impressed that I said “stuff” instead of “shit”? I am mysteriously pleased and surprised. Packing up 25+ years of life is an adventure. And I’ve just brushed the surface. When I moved up here from Los Angeles, I had one U-Haul full of stuff. I estimate that this was around 60 or…
So – the light goes out in our refrigerator. My dear husband tells me and I somehow conflate this with the idea that the refrigerator has stopped working. The freezer is clearly still working, but it seems to me that every time I open the refrigerator door it feels warmer inside. Fuck. I mean, we’ll…
I am thrilled to say that I got through Sunday’s performance in SBMT’s concert Broadway in Love with my reputation intact. All words were performed correctly – for the first time since we put down the sheet music, I might add. All notes were sung correctly too. Whew. And it was a pure joy to…
Maybe I should just say sleepy because of the bones. Right now, I am dealing with some bone-on-bone action, which is not as hot as it sounds. The bone on bone action is taking place at the bottom of the lumbar region of my spine (causing my back and side muscles to spasm when they…
This is one of those things that could only happen to me. Or maybe, I’m just the only person without enough sense to keep it to myself. – but I have to tell someone – so why not tell everyone? (And, yes, this is how my brain works.) So, I’m at my computer and I pick…
So, of course, I watched all of Bridgerton. I don’t love it as much as the first season – I mean, once you have the solid romance-novel plot – there are not a lot in the way of surprises. But I still like it a lot. If nothing else, the costumes (and wigs) are to…
After a certain age, it’s patch, patch, patch and I have been doing my share of patching of late. Got my second shingles (Shingrex) vaccine. Happy to report, this time I got to skip the myriad of side effects I had with the first shot (when I had ALL the side effects – including a…
One of my favorites. Easy, tasty, and the leftovers are great too. BEEF TAQUITO CASSEROLE 10 oz bag frozen rice (1 ½ C cooked rice) 12 oz bag frozen corn 15 oz can black beans, drained, rinsed 1 oz env taco seasoning mix 10 oz mild enchilada sauce 2 C finely shredded Mexican cheese blend…
Around a year or so ago, I took a video class through CarePoint (a local organization that offers free classes of various sorts to women going through any stage of breast cancer – if you live in the Silicon Valley and have or had breast cancer, they are a tremendous resource and I urge you…
I am on a Ramen kick. Nom, nom, nom. It’s my go-to lunch during the week. I don’t do the spicy kind. Just plain ol’ chicken Ramen. I never really thought about what is in it. I really don’t ever want to think about what is in any of the food I am ingesting. If…
Thoughts from a Fat Old Lady 