I’d Rather Be…
As a teen, I never kept a clean room. My mother recounts how every Saturday she told me I couldn’t go anywhere with my friends until my room was clean. Two hours later she came to check on me and the bed was still unmade, the vacuum right where she left it, and I was sitting […]
Just For Fun Friday 10/04/13
This Fun Friday post is guested by Edie Melson – http://www.thewriteconversation.blogspot.com I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! Forbidden Phrases Below is my list of comments I’ve received over the past years since I’ve come out as a writer. Following each is what I wanted to say. I’m happy to report that I’ve […]
Signs of the Times
Remember the Virginia Slims ads that proclaimed “You’ve come a long way, baby”? Well, we have progressed a lot. When I was pregnant in 1970, I was a clerk for a school district. Up to that point, teachers were given maternity leave but not administrative workers. I received the first maternity leave allowed for that group of employees. Come to […]
Waste Not…
I hate to discard things I can find a use for, even if it’s to cut them up and use the parts. Maybe the creative side of me likes the challenge, because now it’s more of a hobby. My kids say I’m a pack rat, but believe me, if Goodwill gets anything from me, I have […]
Just For Fun Friday 09/13/13
It’s Friday the 13th! Were you tempted to stay in bed today? Do you have Paraskavedekatriaphobia – fear of Friday the 13th, or Triskaidekaphobia…the fear of the number 13? Oh my – this isn’t YOUR year, is it? If not that, do you have a different fear? Billy Bob Thornton claims to be afraid of […]
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