Adventures

Oh, Christmas shopping bills, Oh, Christmas shopping bills…

Oh, Christmas shopping bills, Oh, Christmas shopping bills, no matter where I hide thee, you somehow find me... Oh, Christmas shopping bills, Oh, Christmas shopping bills, how despised are thee... No matter how many days I waited to pay my Christmas shopping bills, they somehow didn't magically disappear and get paid on their own.  Maybe… Continue reading Oh, Christmas shopping bills, Oh, Christmas shopping bills…

Adventures · Cheers

Cat decoy toys, must-haves to save your tree from destruction

Here's the deal, the Mrs. made us felines an adorable scrappy little mouse out of old sheets - and I kinda really enjoy playing with it. I had no idea that its main purpose is to keep me occupied and away from the tree. I run, and run, and run, and chase it around the… Continue reading Cat decoy toys, must-haves to save your tree from destruction

Adventures · Inspiration

An elf guided lesson on photographing Christmas lights

The sound of plastic and paper rustling in the other room broke the silence of my blog writing today. Grr...feeling all Grinch-like I grabbed my camera and dashed to the other room before the culprit disappeared. Those damn cats better not be in the tree... I threw on all the lights and what should appear...… Continue reading An elf guided lesson on photographing Christmas lights

Adventures · Going Gray

Can a 1980s mom go 2010s trendy with her socks?

One of the aspects I've found to be a challenge in my empty nest is not having my daughters around to critique my outfits before I go out the door.  There's a lingering awkwardness involved that is hard to describe. I've come to rely on their expertise, versus my own - so I can stay… Continue reading Can a 1980s mom go 2010s trendy with her socks?

Cheers

Finding joy in tender memories

When you're in the midst of health struggles, or battles of life thrown your way to fight off - it's easy to be so absorbed in tasks at hand that you miss little things that helped you create happy memories. Those little things are easier to notice in retrospect.  Looking back makes it possible to… Continue reading Finding joy in tender memories

Adventures · Inspiration

Can an ISTJ use a bullet journal without freaking out?

According to a Myers Briggs test, I'm an ISTJ.  I took the test years ago. I'm not talking about the one I took heading into college ('cuz I was something else), but years after that, and backward from today... Sigh...you get the in-between data about it, (and...yes, I just dug through more old papers and found… Continue reading Can an ISTJ use a bullet journal without freaking out?