Queen of Rambles

Though in general I dislike living on the East coast, there is one major perk (compared to my hometown or Sweden). Today? It hit 70. November and I’m outside without a coat and quite comfortable. Of course, if it’s 70 in November just imagine what it’s like in July. That’s when I’m hating life and [...]

I guess the site I linked to went down or something. Here’s a different site selling the same dress: The Dress. I hope that works. It really is a pretty dress. I know I shouldn’t be so bitchy about it, but I just can’t stand spending that much money on a piece of clothing I [...]

I was going through old photo books tonight and came across this gem. It’s a wonder I turned out half as sane as I did. What kid plays with dead animal heads? I look pretty happy there, but the adult me wants to reach through time and grab my poor hands, jerk myself into the [...]

I thought I’d give my loyal reader a sneak preview of upcoming Mosaic Minds themes since so many of you write for us. I’m really excited about some of the upcoming themes and want to write like a fiend! If you aren’t doing Nanwrimo but want to exercise some creative clout, how about challenging yourself [...]

Ultimate Sweater Machine I enjoyed knitting except for one pesky detail: it take for-freaking-ever! If this machine really worked it would be awesome. I could knit Erik super cute little sweaters without spending hours upon hours (that I don’t have) doing it. I might even knit myself a sweater. I have an old sweater that [...]

I have the TV going because Erik is happier with background noise. I hate background noise. I don’t like the thought of Erik watching TV, but he’s not really watching it. He hardly looks at it. He just likes noise and action. I feel bad that we are a quiet, tiny little family. Erik is [...]

I’m so glad Mike is telecommuting tomorrow. He’s supposed to stay holed up in the loft, tappity tap tapping his way through whatever it is he does, but I’m going to insist he entertain the baby at least a little bit. The child has learned to assert his will. He spent all day falling down [...]

I hate children’s TV. I hate the loud, colorful dancing. I hate the patronizing tones. I hate the over-the-top skits. I hate the freaky costumes. I hate it hate it hate it. Erik loves Baby Einstein so he has to watch it with his dad. I don’t really hate it, but it bores me so [...]

I didn’t get out of bed till noon today. Are you jealous? Are you imagining that I luxuriated in a soft bed while popping bon-bons and reading a fantastic book? Ha! Here’s what my schedule looked like last night: 1 am: Woke up screaming. 1:15: Finally quit screaming when I put Baby Einstein in the [...]

Weird. This was supposed to post last night but it didn’t. My tummy has been gurging and churging all day. I do not like a gurging and churging stomach. I don’t know what the problem is because it doesn’t feel like the flu. If it doesn’t pass soon I’m going to start coming up with [...]