Back when I was in university and could think – you know before the three latchlings sucked all my brains out through my boobs – I had a special interest in female autobiographical narratives. If it hadn’t been for falling in love and deciding to start a family and the whole scary looming student loan debt [...]
IKEA, Store of Comfort And Confrontation
My lunch break commenced as usual; getting the hell out of the office. I work dangerously close to a mall and like 47,528 other tempting places to spend money. This generally makes my decision of what to do for my break pretty easy: I shop. Anywhere. Even at Wal-Mart if if gets me out of [...]
Should Your Back Make That Snapping Sound?
I have lived in 22 separate dwellings in my life, which means I have moved 22 different times. The first few can be attributed to my family; as a baby, I didn’t really do anything to facilitate our move except sit around, shitting my pants and wondering where all my toys were. But at LEAST [...]
How to Get Your Husband to Do Anything
Sex. I know. Pretty simple, right? But sometimes, you lose that loving feeling or are bogged down with work, the kids, errands to run, and life in general. Still, you need that man of yours to do a few things around the house for you. So then what?
The World’s Best Houseguest
My family and I currently live in an RV. On purpose. We’re a little more than a month into our year-long tour of the United States, spending the majority of our nights sleeping in a travel trailer parked in a campground. Fortunately, a few friends and Internet buddies have offered to host us in their [...]
EZPZ Cleaning Products, or Down With The Man
I don’t mind cleaning. People who say that have control issues. We say that we don’t mind cleaning when really we mean we LOVE to clean because it makes us feel like powerful agents of change. Dirt? YOUR TYRANNY WILL NO LONGER BE TOLERATED. Laundry? YOU ARE BANISHED INTO THE DRAWERS OF OBLIVION!! Soap scum? YOU [...]
EZ-PZ Project Planners
I always seem to have a project going on at my house. Living on the lake, I spend as much time as I can outside, and my current obsession is an outdoor kitchen / bar area near the pool. I’m also redoing most of the lights in my house, so I spend an inordinate amount [...]
EZPZ: Fixing the Endless Cable Situation
Cameras * iPods * iPad * Laptops * Mobile Phones * Nintendo Games * Headphones There was a time before we had a plethora of small electronics and their various cables to download, upload and transfer files as well as charging cables or power cords to plug into walls and computers through AC Adapters and [...]
My Great Love for the Paper Plate
My daughter was born with some health problems, then her 3-year-old brother had some and before you knew it her first year of life was slowly going by as a busy time for our family. I mean busier than regular harried new baby stuff like never sleeping or showering, feeding, and doing (completely stupid!) separate [...]
Potato Plants Won’t Bring Stanley Back, But I Can Try, Can’t I?
I get this urge every couple of years to try to keep plants again. A couple of my charges have lasted for about a year, but most of them die within the first couple of weeks. I’ve killed spider plants and succulents and cacti and African violets. If it’s alive but without feet, it’s a goner. It’s like I’m prejudiced against the non-mobile.
