Sometimes the simplest things nudge us irrevocably in one direction or another. That’s my thinking this week as I introduce today’s PROMPT. Start off with an uncomplicated, “I never knew…” and see what path you travel down as you write. Please post your submission in the comments OR post in your blog…Continue Reading
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One From the Vaults
Usually our postman thrusts the mail through our slot, haphazardly and dismissively, leaving envelopes, catalogs, and unemployment checks splayed every which way but neat. Once, I found a wedding invitation, weeks later, dustily bent behind the water heater. Anyway, today, as I aerobicized to “Digging Your Scene” by the Blow Monkeys, I spied our…Continue Reading
Need a New Sitter?
Care.com starts its “Free Weekend,” today (Nov. 6), where you can search for babysitters, nannies, etc., and also post jobs, get contact information, check references, review background info, and so on. My wonderful longtime babysitter is now in her early ’20s and pretty much outta here, so I need to use this care.com dealio…Continue Reading
Want to Spend Less on Groceries? Like for Real?
Check this out San Diego! (And surrounding areas!) You can get ALL THAT FOOD for $27. Wha-? Ho-?. I am going to make my Thanksgiving dinner with their $36 holiday pack and I never even knew grocery co-ops existed until now! Why isn’t everybody doing this? I don’t get it. Is the food…Continue Reading
PROMPTuesday #80: The Minutiae
I’ve decided that I overstimulate easily. Too much “stuff” and I shut down. This came to me one day when I was getting ready for a night out and couldn’t process or assimilate the kids asking for a book, the husband wondering what to wear, and the babysitter wanting to know bedtimes. I laser focus…Continue Reading
Easy Like
It’s 5:45AM and the weight of my daughter’s shadow teases my eyes open. Her nose brushes my ear, and a beat later, a soft tug on the covers tells me she is waiting to gain entrance to our bed. I open the sheets and she slides in, placing her head like a Jenga under my…Continue Reading
You Won’t Regret It
Have you read The Book Thief yet? I really want you to. First of all, it’s epic. Second of all, it’s told from Death’s point of view. Third of all, it’s historical fiction set during the Holocaust. Fourthly, the writing is unique and raw. Also charming, just not in the expected places. Fifth and…Continue Reading
PROMPTuesday #79: The Story Starter
Here we go! This week, use the below in your first paragraph somewhere: “You’re not going to win you know.” She couldn’t look at him when she said it. “Maybe not. But I take heart in knowing that neither one of us will be the same when it’s all over.” He pushed the…Continue Reading
Check it Out
FYI! I’m amending my PR policies, the ones that exist solely in my head and often change without due notice, as follows. I will engage in a PR relationship with a PR person in a PR-y way if: 1) There is cheese. 2) The product/service reminds me of when I was young…Continue Reading
Last I’ll Say on the Subject
So the swine flu. I’ve observed for myself and heard from other moms that in many cases, pediatricians are not testing for H1N1 in their patients with flu symptoms. When Toots went to the doctor last Monday with fever and arguable fluey stuff going on, my pediatrician, whom I respect and trust, told…Continue Reading
Colors of Fall
…As Etsy sees it.
Literary Journal ReDux
Toasted Cheese’s fall edition. So much greatness here.
