Social Networking Fail? 11 Nov 2012 | 11:18 pm

I joined Facebook 5 years ago because of a superhero game my friend liked. It looked like fun! But it wasn't long before I eliminated all the cutesy games and apps and quizzes from my account. More fa...

Still the same, and yet... 12 Aug 2012 | 06:48 pm

Even though my last post was over a year ago, it seem completely relavent. Why do I spend so much of my life feeling overwhelmed? In the past year, I had my 4th miscarriage, moved, went back to work f...

Monster 17 Feb 2011 | 09:32 am

I feel very ill-equipped to deal with my Future. It is a beast of unknown strength, terrifying appetites and massive girth, which completely blocks any light that may be shining at the end of "the tun...

plainbellied BAKES! 11 Feb 2011 | 07:23 am

I'd like to introduce you to a new segment on this blog called "plainbellied BAKES!" Last week I made homemade cream puffs, reduced fat vanilla pastry cream and reduced fat cocoa pastry cream. It was ...

I'm a VIP CUSTOMER! 18 Dec 2010 | 11:58 am

I just shopped at Zappos.com for the first time ever. It has great search options and videos of lots of products so I can see what they look like on someone. It was (high-pitched sing-songing required...

Answer: I don't! 2 Dec 2010 | 02:38 am

Like many working mothers, I often hear the comment "I don't know how you do it all." Most of you probably are 'doing it all' with, I assume, the aid of a magic wand. I am not. And I'm not at all .....

Why is this always me? 1 Dec 2010 | 05:03 am

I don't need permission! 30 Nov 2010 | 08:27 am

I have been completely inspired by this amazing blog Turtar discovered for us. Just make sure you go to the bathroom before you start reading it, and set your drinks down. There. You've been warned: I...

Pesty Control 28 Oct 2010 | 12:56 pm

I have a love-hate relationship with my pest control company. I love that they come and spray my apartment building and inside my apartment once a month. I love that this service is included in my ren...

I'm up too late 22 Oct 2010 | 07:45 pm

I can't sleep. My shoulder hurts and it won't stop. Don't tell my doctor, but I even doubled my pain medicine and it didn't make a dent. So I watched a movie on Netflix on my husband's iPod, hoping th...