I just have to say I’m not a huge fan of New Jersey. I’m sure it is a lovely state – in spots; it must be called the Garden State for a reason – but from where I’m sitting, it ain’t so grand. The wind is howling around and right through my 8th floor hotel [...]
Posts Tagged ‘gripes’
Not in Kansas… er, Vermont, Anymore
Posted in Life, Home & Community, tagged funnies, gripes, Vermont on November 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Green snot and fruit flies
Posted in Life, Home & Community, tagged gripes, housework on August 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today I am sick. Husband is sick. Children are sick. Green snot sick. Pull those puffy red things out of the back of your throat and put them on ice for a few days sick. My eyes hurt looking at this white screen but I will attempt to write a few words.About fruit flies. They [...]
Just another trip to the grocery store
Posted in Life, Home & Community, tagged funnies, gripes, kids on August 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Every single freakin’time I swear I AM NOT doing this again… and then I do. Could I possibly still have pregnancy brain two years after the birth of my second child? Apparently, a woman’s brain shrinks up to 5% during pregnancy and does not retain its original size until six months after birth. Why would [...]
Oxymoron: writing mother
Posted in Writing & Career, tagged gripes, mother, parenting, writing on August 4, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Literarymama.com wants me to explore: The relationship between becoming a mother and becoming a writerThe influence of motherhood on your craftThe influence of writing on your motheringIt’s not a good day for me to write about being a writing mother. Today I want to edit out the mother part. We began this day quite calmly [...]





