I hate wearing shoes in the summer. My feet seem to be my whole body’s thermometer. Most of the year, I have to wear slippers. If my feet are cold then I feel cold. If my feet are hot and sweaty, be prepared for me to be grumpy.
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I was talking with my sister recently, and she commented “we sure do know how to make some work for ourselves, don’t we?” I laughed at the time, but that phrase haunted me for a few weeks.
There are several levels of clean to be achieved. They all seem to depend on exactly who is walking through your door. Immediate family? Not a problem. People who have small children and understand your plight, therefore won’t pull out white gloves? Again, not so bad. However, there is a fine line between “company we don’t see that often” and “Child Protective Services” clean. Really, there is nothing like having certain folks come across the threshold that makes all the clutter and grime just jump in your face and scream SLACKER! Never you mind it was all livable and quite honestly, invisible to your eyes, until they showed up.
If you give a mom a cup of joe,
she might just ponder way too long why it’s called joe. Couldn’t it be a better name? Joe is just not very exciting and the Joes that I have known…well, let’s just say I don’t really want to be drinking a big cup of them or anything they might be oozing.
I was waiting in the checkout line the other day in Target, reading the magazine covers. Among all teasers that promise you slenderness secrets, fashion forwardness and vixen vivacity, I found this little nugget:



