I refuse to say that my house is a disaster; it’s “lived in”. With four children, Brian and myself stuffed into a three bedroom cape cod, how could it be anything other than that? Even still my way of dealing with messes falls into one of three categories: Clean it (meaning put it away, fold…
Category Archives: Life
Delusions of Gardening and my Two Liter Tomato
In March I started getting the gardening bug. Our gardens never do very well.We start out with the greatest intentions and plant plenty but the weeds over take the plants early on (I cannot for the life of me keep up with weeding). Before I know it, I’m hacking my way through a jungle of…
Big Shifts
A couple of months ago, a big shift happened that launched a number of smaller shifts here at home. Feeling like I hadn’t accomplished any of the things I wanted at the beginning of the year, I decided I didn’t want to work my tail off anymore, chasing down writing gigs or spending my nights…