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I hate the “P” word. But sometimes it is exactly the right word.
Just because I am full of Hope and new Habits and dreams and crock pot recipes doesn’t mean I have turned my back on my demons. But last night I laid one to rest. Perhaps other people’s husbands say...
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Just Do It
Part of the struggle of motherhood is the lack of control. So much of what I do is reactive not proactive. When you are reactive you are always behind the gun. Never caught up. Time and again...
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GTFO, Sad!
Sometimes I feel inside out. Like the parts that are supposed to be on the inside are on the outside. When I was 18 I got the cartilage in my ear pierced and it didn’t hurt when the needle went...
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We are four.
“A table for four?” the hostess asks me. More than a decade in the restaurant business and I can not resist the urge to smile and say “Three and a half!” while gesturing to the baby. It’s not...
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The Smartest Dumbest Thing I Have Ever Done, Recently
“I went to sleep with gum in my mouth and now there’s gum in my hair and when I got out of bed this morning I tripped on the skateboard and by mistake I dropped my sweater in the sink while the water...
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On the up and up…
The upside of being down is… well, it’s the upside. You start coming back up one step at a time and before you know it you are back on top. I beat back the blues (again) simply by putting one foot in...
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Sweet Pickles
A lot of my readers appear to be just about my age. So, at least one of you read my title and thought “Oh, wow! I loved those books!!!” Sweet Pickles books were distributed starting in 1977 and there...
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Don’t give me that look.
Actually just don’t look at me at all. I am cranky. I want to eat all of the food. I want to drink all of the wine. I want to watch all of the TV. I do not particularly want to feed or entertain all...
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Dear Universe, You can suck it. Love, Kelly
I don’t remember getting an email notification that the Universe started following my blog. But that is the only possible explanation. Because it happens without fail. I say it out loud, that...
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Picking
You can pick your friends. And you can pick your nose. But you can’t pick your friend’s nose. You know that saying, right? It’s a handy parenting tool. It teaches your kids that they have control...
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