The Quest for Nice Things
When Char and I were first married, we didn’t have an abundance of money. We did, however, have more than enough bills and a baby on the...
The Freedom of Decluttering
I swore I would never do another one after the chaos that was brought into my yard two years ago. It’s bad enough to have to deal with...
The Walking Purse
I hate carrying a wallet. I have one or rather I had one before I bought this new case for my phone, which now comes with a wallet of...
That Lived-in Look
It was something my mother would use to judge a home we had visited. If it had a pristine, dust-free, clutter-free look, she would say...
Unexpected Messing
We looked at the boys and told them to get dressed and hop in the car. The sun had not even woken up, yet, and the morning had that...
My Dumb Smart Phone
It has to be a setup from the phone companies to force us to buy a new, more expensive phone. I mean, two months before my two-year...
How Well Do You See What's Around You?
It’s like the mall at Christmas only worse. At least at the mall people are used to what’s around them, so they aren’t gawking at every...
Those Self-Appointed Cyber Police
They think they are the Self-appointed Cyber Police. Personally, I call them busybodies, tattle tales, narcs, cry babies, and...
The Negotiation of Change
Change is exciting. I usually relish it because it brings about freshness to anything around it. It jump starts my thinking and takes...
A Distracted Mess
I have to admit, I have struggled today to write this blog post. It’s not even the one I had planned on writing. Today’s topic was...