Dear Internet, How I Have Missed Thee!

Dear Internet,
I must confess that I am writing to you while not wearing any underthings. No one is here to care, and I’m sure you don’t mind, but I just wanted to clear the air here. What you also can’t see is that I am in my pajamas post 3-day shower hiatus cleansing [...]

jobs I’d like to have when I grow up

(I’ve been thinking of list after list since reading over at Mighty Girl about her things to do before she dies/things to remember when she dies.)

 

Author.  I’d love to curl up at my laptop all day, drinking endless cups of coffee, pounding out a cheesy romance novel with some hulking, shirtless guy on the cover. [...]

ticker-tape parade in my honor

I have this constant need to be validated, to be cheered on and complimented in everything.  I wonder how much of that is normal human behavior - because who doesn’t like a pat on the back sometimes? - and how much my own neuroses and insecurity.  I want to be applauded for tiny things, like [...]

Things about my new house

1. When we moved in, the weather went like this: rain, sun, rain, sleet, snow, heavy snow, rain, sun. All within a few hours.
2. The floor isn’t really wood, but it looks like wood, and it makes me feel unbelievably happy and cozy.  I grew up with wood floors.
3. The driveway is a muddy [...]