I know I’ve been talking about money a lot lately. I’ve been doing that for a couple reasons. It helps me relieve the stress of not having it a little. Okay. Not a little. A lot. Financial burdens weigh heavy on your shoulders. Very heavy. And it’s embarrassing. Although I don’t really know why I […]
Archives for September 2013
September 17th. A day that will live in infamy.
Editors Note: A HUGE thank you to Eurolux Salon and Day Spa, in Brookfield CT. (317, Federal Road, (203) 740-1717) and Lauren the owner, Dave, the receptionist, Luda, who worked her magic on me, and Amy, who worked her magic on Number 4. So…Number 4’s birthday. It went like this… We started the birthday off the […]
For Better Or For Worse
Being married isn’t easy. In fact, it’s really fucking hard. For me, anyway. Sometimes I’m a good wife. Other times, not so much. I’ve done lots of shitty things to my husband. I wrote about the worst one yesterday. But there are lots of other little (and not-so-little) things. I’ve called my husband an asshole, […]
Dear Number 4
Dear Number 4, Today it’s your birthday. And on this day, I want you to know that you are everything I ever hoped to be wrapped into one, amazing, now 7-year-old package. I will not say that to any of your brothers or sisters on their birthdays. Yes, I love them just as much as I love you, but […]
Mini dresser transformation. For free (or close to it).
Here’s another side-of-the-road freebie — this little end table/cabinet /dresser thing. I picked that sucker up as soon as I saw it sitting out there all alone… But I don’t really care for that veneered/laminate wood look. And I really really don’t like the hardware. So I took off the hardware, put on one […]
No time like the present to give yourself a present.
My birthday is in 2 days. I’m going to be 44. On my 43rd birthday, I looked like this: In fact, for my last eight birthdays, this is pretty much what I looked like: I felt the same way I looked. Heavy. Burdened. Slumped. Slouched. Well… Fuuuuck that. Not anymore. This year, on my 44th […]