Queen of Rambles

Thank you to everyone who commented on my last entry. As always, you fabulous people were right–I am doing important work. I’m shaping a life as I see fit to shape it. I need to remember that. I also need to remember that I can’t be perfect and that he can’t be [...]

Mosaic Minds is still seeking submissions to reflect the theme “A Fine Line.” Personal essays should reflect the theme, but we are also accepting short fiction and poetry that does or does not reflect the theme. We need everything in by Sept. 25. Please consider submitting a piece of writing!

(Totally off topic, but our power was out from 3:30 am to almost 1 pm today, which means I didn’t get my blog reading time so if you had something I needed to see you may want to e-mail me).
Is it possible for anger to manifest itself as a physical symptom? If so, my [...]

Motherhood has turned me into a flake. I’ve always been a big fan of punctuality, habitually showing up at least ten minutes before the start of any event. At times it was almost embarrassing, depending on the crowd, since I’d be the first to arrive.
These days time has almost no meaning. [...]

This was supposed to be posted last night, but the blog was down. I’m glad to see it’s back up.
Avast, me hearties! It’s almost International Talk Like a Pirate Day and Mike and I have been preparing for the weekend’s pirate festivities. I thought it would be simple to go to the Salvation [...]

I was thoroughly enjoying my hot shower this morning, until I heard a THUD! while rinsing out the conditioner. I looked down and saw a fully clothed baby laying in the bottom of the tub. He must have been stunned because it took a second for the screaming to being.
It’s so much fun holding [...]

There should be a special daycare to send the children to when the mothers are sick. How can I possibly attend to the needs of a baby when I have no one to attend to my own needs? I have been running a slight fever and my throat is on fire, so giggling [...]

Sore throat? Check
Stuffy nose? Check
Child who is terrified of the sound of a blowing nose and thinks sitting on top of my head will ease his fears? Check
Cool day? Check
Child who believes long sleeves are a product of the devil? Check
Since I have nothing to say, we’ll see if a [...]

Now I know why my mom used to say she wanted to run away from home. I want to runaway from home and I don’t even have a quarter of the problems she had. I escaped to Target this afternoon and didn’t know if I was going to go home or not. [...]

Anyone need a research project? I’ve got one for you. Head on down to your local gym and spend time analyzing the behavior patterns of men versus women.
Men: Sit on the weight machines and groan, but are rarely seen actually lifting weights.
Women: Are rarely seen sitting on the machines unless [...]