It's almost Halloween which means it's almost winter here in Minnesota so I've decided to have 74 days of positivity. If you're missing the obvious connection, that's okay. I'll explain. When the days start to get shorter I start to get this overwhelming urge to hibernate. I don't necessarily want to sleep, I just don't want to do anything. I tend to get down. I
Did you know that? Well, it's true. And to celebrate I've been given $50 Costco cash for one of my readers. What do you have to do to win? Share your favorite part of the video in the comments section. That's it. To celebrate October as National Pork Month, Costco is offering discounts on top pork cuts from chops and roasts to pork tenderloin and boneless
Dear God, Please help me get through this holiday season without losing it. And by 'losing it' I mean abandoning my vehicle on I-94 in the middle of rush hour traffic and yelling at anyone who will listen as I scream "the holidays suck". I'm trying to be positive about the holiday season but they started earlier this year and already I am wiped out
When I was a kid* I would ask my parents what they wanted for Christmas and without fail they always told me they wanted the hardest thing to get them. My father would always say "I just want you to be good" and my mother would say "anything". Both answers sucked. At the time the easiest one of those gifts to give would
I was just thinking to myself yesterday that wow, we're half way through December and I'm feeling pretty good. I'm not sad, not angry, not scared to death to face the end of one more year of my life even though all the changes I promised myself I would make last year haven't happened. I was on top of things. In fact my
I was blazing through the season. I put up my lights and started decorating the house for the holidays, I watched animated Christmas specials from the 70's with my six year old, and enjoyed them more than she did. I baked and baked. And then I hit the wall. I don't know what happened except that the reality of the season probably took over. I
When I am not blogging or writing I am freelancing. I would much rather write all day but since these blogs of mine do not come close to paying the bills I am forced to actually work sometimes. I am using the term "freelance" broadly here. What I mean by freelance is that I will do any job you want me to within reason. I
