My childhood memories are peppered with images of the freaky paintings my mom hung on our walls. I don’t know how she didn’t the hell factor in any of these pictures because to me, they’re the stuff nightmares are made of and they’d keep me awake just thinking about them. Truly, any self-respecting kid would…Continue Reading
Etcetera
Doing Well
“How are the kids?” he asked during a routine work conversation. I try to keep it short and sweet. “Good,” I say. “Toots turned 6 last month and Booger will be 4 next week.” I could add more, so much more, but don’t want to bore him. Turns out I can’t help…Continue Reading
Stuff I Like: Kiehl’s Musk
I have big pores. That must be why nearly every fragrance I’ve ever tried has sunk into my skin never to be smelled again. It’s frustrating: I POUR perfume on and 3.5 seconds later it’s as if I washed it all off with a fire hose. No scent remains. It’s weird. Where does it…Continue Reading
There’s No Music Like Show Music
Getting ready to storm the stage. Would you look at the time? It’s “Tip Day” already! I think this setting an editorial calendar for my blog stuff is kind of panning out maybe a little. It’s nice to have boundaries. Of course, it’s nice to not have boundaries too. But…Continue Reading
PROMPTuesday #100: WOW
I admit it. I’ve given brief pause to retiring PROMPTuesday from my blog. What once used to be a joy and a challenge, has now turned into something “I must do” and that concerns me. But after careful reflection, I decided to be a tough old broad who hangs on until the last breath. You…Continue Reading
Flannel and Cotton Briefs
As I sit laptopping in the local coffee shop, just tip-typin’ away, wearing my favorite gray moth-eaten sweater, misshapen tunic and faded jeans, I can’t help but think back to my full-time working days. Oh lo, those days. I could visit three cubicles in six seconds wearing 3-inch heels and an 85-lb. Franklin Planner. I…Continue Reading
Stuff I Like: Face Slime
{{Mamarazzi Knows Best won!}} Here’s my newest favorite thing: The above is part of a skincare line developed by a bloggy friend who suffers from super-sensitive skin, rosacea and “general dermatological malaise.” When she contacted me to ask if I’d give some of the products a trial run, I practically begged she…Continue Reading
Lentil Delightfulness
Let’s see. According to my records, Wednesday is Tip Day. (As in helpful hints, not monetary compensation.) (Although…) (Nah, forget it.) Now I’m the first to tell you I don’t hand out tips wily nily, other than “Don’t Smile at a Crocodile,” or “Don’t Wear Granny Underwear with Low-Rise Jeans.” (Wish I had taken THAT…Continue Reading
PROMPTuesday #99: Another One Word
Just a one-word prompt today. I’ve written the word below and ask that you write a paragraph, a poem, or even? post a photo on what the word means to you. The word is: JUDGMENT Perhaps you write about a situation where you were judged — or are judged — or where…Continue Reading
Monday: A Memory. Just Like I Promised.
In my early 20s, I worked as an advertising coordinator for a Chicago-area bank. I took the job right after I moved from L.A. where I was an editorial assistant for a video game magazine. Like I do, I pretended I knew way more than I did during my bank interview, and so became responsible…Continue Reading
Hello. I am San Diego Momma and I Am A Randomaholic
I need more structure in my life. There’s ENTIRELY too much random abounding in my daily goings-ons and as such, I must impose boundaries and guidelines on myself. Not only will these circles of propriety give new meaning to my bouncing from thing to thing, but my blog posts will now have purpose. PURPOSE! …Continue Reading
Online Detox
I’ve been online too much. Too too much. There’s the Twitter and the Facebook and the blog and the other people’s blogs and the Skype and the email and the other email. I think in terms of “can I blog this” and when my mind is blank of post fodder, I wallow in existential misery.…Continue Reading
