My shopping is done. Thank the good Lord (whom I don’t believe in), for internet shopping. I’ve decided no tree this year. Just can’t deal with it. Still have some gift checks to write and send out. Need to write our annual Xmas letter. Got the cards for this year designed. Need to print out…
I slept about 10 hours last night. Slept. I did not lie in bed wondering when I would fall asleep. Pretty much right after my head hit the pillow, I was off to dreamland. I did not wake up a bunch of times from hip or back pain, having to change positions. I slept. I…
And oh, how I miss it. What I seem to be losing is agility in thinking. And the ability to multi-task in my thinking. This is most obvious in trying to absorb new music. Holy fuck. Dealing with notes, words and rhythms. My brain just gets increasingly numb. And I get more and more frustrated…
I am not, by any stretch of the imagination, what one would call a “foodie”. For one thing, there are a whole slew of foods that I have no interest in every tasting. To add to this natural predilection, I grew up in Michigan in a household where salt was an exotic spice. I pretty…
Had a total brain fart this past weekend. A friend was having a Halloween party! Yay! Well, yay, except my social anxiety raised its ugly head. I hate to say it, but I seem to be losing the battle against this particular problem. I promised myself at the beginning of the year, I would make…
And you know what that means, right? It means that the weather is getting cooler and cats want to snuggle! No wonder I love the Fall! Our brown tabby, Leo, likes to get on the back of my chair and then climb over my shoulder so I can hold him. His usual trick is to…
Yeah. You can’t scare me, I work with lawyers. And in general, I have an abiding loathing for lawyers. Not the ones I work with (of course) – mostly; but just the general concept. Part of this, I believe, can be attributed to living in California. (California, I believe, is an old Spanish word meaning…
No, this is not the latest caffeinated drink at Starbucks. It is an organization that lets you make small ($25 and up) loans to people in need to help them better their lives. You can browse loan requests by category (women, refugees and IDPS, single parent, conflict zones, etc.), review the requests, see how much…
Yes, I know, I already announced that Fall has arrived. But that doesn’t mean that you can’t have a big ass salad for dinner on a night you just don’t feel like firing up the stove or oven. And this time, I tried a new recipe – for me a really different kind of salad.…
I mean, it’s September – to me that means Fall is here! Just to be clear, I am not a pumpkin spice in everything kind of person. I love Fall, but I don’t need to eat Fall. However, when this recipe and I crossed paths, I just really wanted to try it – especially since…
Thoughts from a Fat Old Lady 