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In My Handbag I Have A….
Some say that you can tell a lot about a person by what they carry in their handbag. You’re curious, aren’t you? You want to know what is in my handbag? The simple answer is, well, everything. I am the original Girl Scout. (Forget all that stuff about Boy Scouts always being prepared. They’re just little MEN. Men ask us to hold stuff in OUR handbags.) This is my favorite purse. It’s from Belen Echandia (@BelenEchandia), and I *heart* it so much that I have one just like it in tan. I am a bag junkie; I will confess to being a sample sale shopper. I’m not working myself, so extravagant…
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If You Really Knew Me
If you really knew me, you would know that I am self-conscious around people I don’t know. Painfully so. If you really knew me, you’d understand that I’m horribly awkward meeting new people. Mostly because I’m afraid I’m going to get tongue-tied. Or stammer. Or spit when I talk, or something equally mortifying. Think of the moment in “Bridget Jones’ Diary” when our girl Bridget arrives at a garden party dressed for what she thinks is a “tarts and vicars” party. Awkward, no? If you really knew me you would know that my poker face is crap, so in situations where I need to mingle, it’s highly likely that I have…
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She Drives Him Crazy
Looking at Mama Kat’s list of weekly writing prompts, one jumped out at me immediately. (Actually, it reached out, grabbed my by the neck and bitch-slapped me, as if to say “oh, no – don’t go here, you’re only asking for trouble”.) Fortunately, I’m a bit slow on the uptake. Unfortunately, he’s slammed with work right now, and not much interested in my weird proddings. So I imagined asking the Hubs “What do I do that drives you crazy?” Well, there is the cuticle biting. (I know, I know…don’t lecture me. But since the typical manicure lasts only about 12 hours before I chip the polish, I just don’t get…
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Sweet Relief
Falling under the categories of “Too Much Information” and “I can’t believe I’m sharing this”…. *** It was a routine OB/Gyn appointment, when my doc noticed a tiny cyst where one shouldn’t be. “We’ll just do a biopsy of it to be sure it’s nothing – I’m sure it is nothing.” (Why do they always talk in the plural? It’s not as if I’m holding the knife for him…) About a week later, on my birthday, my cell phone rang. It was my doctor. “How’s your day going today?”, he asked. “Great, it’s my birthday today”, I replied. “Oh, um, well, I’ll just call you back tomorrow then.” Note to…
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Enough Dreaming, Start Doing
“If you want to make your dreams come true, the first thing you have to do is wake up.” ~J.M. Power I am a dreamer. I have big ideas. Lots of them. The world inside my head is happy, fulfilling, one where I’m creative, daring….and successful. What I lack, however, is follow through. And perhaps a bit of confidence. Fear of failure is a horrible, powerful thing. When I read this quote – one of today’s Writers Workshop prompts – it hit a nerve. An uncomfortable one. How many projects have I undertaken, with big plans, only to have them fall by the wayside? One only needs to look in…
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Finding a Warm Memory
I don’t get people who throw parties with the theme of “Christmas in July”. Don’t get me wrong – I love Christmas. I love parties. But seriously? What I don’t like is cold weather. I don’t like it at all, (and don’t give me that crap that I grew up in Chicago, so I should be used to it) and I sure as heck don’t want to be reminded of it when I’m (finally) warm, wearing short sleeves and have sandals on my feets. Basically, I’m one of those people who are cold ALL THE TIME. So here I am, huddled next to the puppy, under an afghan, teeth chattering…
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Coffee is a Food Group. Isn’t it?
Coffee….oh my, how I love coffee. *excuse me while I have a sip* Do you know what I like even better? A latte. Sitting in a cafe or coffee shop. Out of my house. Which probably needs cleaning. It’s funny how some of us need coffee. In the mornings, I can’t function without a big cup of coffee! I even read an article (DailyBayonet – 5 Tips how to make a great Espresso) to learn how to make my own espresso’s in the morning. I seriously love coffee! Now, the Hubs – he cannot drink coffee on an empty stomach. But he has a delicate constitution. Which means more coffee…
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Sock Hell
I’m jumping on board Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. One of the prompts for today was to write about socks. (Ok, so it was supposed to be a funny story about socks.) I’m sure it will be, to you. In fact, I’m sure that in about – oh, say – 10 years, it will be to me as well. Right now? Not so much. As you may know by now, Pea is the QUEEN of the tantrum. (She would say “no, I’m the PRINCESS”).Whatever. The fact of the matter is that on a near daily basis, for the past three months or so, we have had meltdowns of EPIC proportions. Anything could…