Queen of Rambles

I’m not sure what a panic attack feels like, but I think I may have just had a small one. My heart was pounding, my chest was constricted and I felt an overwhelming sense of powerlessness. Is that a mild panic attack? What’s this all about? I’ll give you three guesses. Nope, not a biting [...]

We made it through Monday without any causalities. I have both my nipples and Erik has his life, so we can count this as a good day. I decided that I am only going to feed him when I am positive he is really hungry and that seemed to greatly curb the biting. He only [...]

I am loving my new Mary Kay products and want to share the love. I’m not sure I’m loving it because Mary Kay is superior or because any skin care regime is better than my non-existent “please don’t give me a zit, dear sir” skin scrubbing of BMK (before Mary Kay). I swear I look [...]

Oh glorious day! Mike had to go to work at 1 am for a couple of hours, which meant I had him at home during my waking hours. This is a major job perk that we haven’t been able to take advantage of in weeks since his job is generally killing him these days. It [...]

Right now I’m picturing a black and sickly green roller coaster called The Medusa. The cars look like the snakes of Medusa’s head and the biggest hill goes right through her giant mouth. The valleys are the lowest of low and the peaks are the highest of high. It travels through dark corridors with sudden [...]

Someone get a fire hose, because my eye is burning. I went to a Mary Kay event tonight and knew I shouldn’t put eye cream crap around my eye. I talked it over with the consultant and she swore that all the products are tested on people with very sensitive skin. I was still hesitant [...]

I have a practically spotless house today, if you close your eyes and pretend we only have one bathroom instead of three. And pretend you don’t know there’s an upstairs. Or a craft room. Ok, so I have a clean living room, bedroom, kitchen and bathroom. That’s more than you’ll get from me most years. [...]

Things have been going my way all day. I should have bought a lottery ticket. Buying a lottery ticket never even entered my mind since I usually only buy them when I am deeply unhappy and think a million bucks can solve all my woes. Any wonder I used to buy one every week when [...]

I want to really thank everyone for their support on my last post. I should do it individually but I’m busy all the time–as you may have guessed. I barely have time to do entries these days, much less all the comments and e-mail I’d like to do. That’s part of what makes me grouchy. [...]

I have a confession to make. I’ve turned into a grouch. I try to be pleasant to strangers, but I am not being very nice to Mike. Ever since MisterE has been born I’ve been frustrated. I love him and love being a mother, but by the time 4 pm rolls around I’m ready for [...]