Colorado Trip, Day 4 – Celestial Seasonings

Today we started off with a trip to Celestial Seasonings. It was not as fun as the Ben and Jerry’s tour, but perhaps that’s a given. It was nice though. Some of the interesting things I learned were: 1. Herbal tea is technically not tea if it doesn’t contains actual tea leaves. It’s an herbal […]

Lobster Girl

2023 Update: This post has been getting a lot of action lately. I haven’t figured out why; is it being referenced somewhere? Are lobster girls trending? I don’t know. I wrote the post below on a whim one rainy Saturday afternoon because we’d been watching Carnivale, and it was on my mind. It’s not my […]

Miscellany

Hi! Man, I have been slacking with posting here (or anywhere, really) lately. I actually thought about taking a little hiatus while I try to focus on some other aspects of my life, but that just seems too severe. Plus I want to be able to write when I feel like it, and the moment I say […]

Fun Times with Nasal Irrigation

Mmm, now there’s an appetizing title if I ever saw one! Don’t worry, I’ll try not to get too graphic with the details. I just wanted to share the joy of the neti pot as I alluded to in my last post. I bought my neti pot in the spring of 2008. I was finishing up […]

NFED Regional Conference in White Plains, NY

Last Saturday I hopped in my (NEW!) car and zoomed down to White Plains. It was a lovely sunny morning, although it was close to 0° F. When I arrived in White Plains, I drove around the block about 5 times before figuring out where the hotel actually was. Way to skimp on signage, Cambria […]

A Brief Recap of Recent Life

Hey ya’ll! My apologies for the serious lack of posts lately. As often happens, life seems to rise up and consume my time like a ravenous beast. I haven’t even taken time to do my morning Zentangles this week, which is an outrage. Here are some of the things I’ve been up to: Last Saturday […]

Throwback Thursday – Autobiography of a 16 Year Old Me

In my junior year of high school I took a developmental psychology class and loved it. One of the projects in the class was to compose an autobiography and pay attention to the stages of development throughout our lives. So here is what I wrote, with a few edits for brevity and privacy. Even with […]

Awkward Moments with Artificial Teeth

1. When you refer to your implants and people look questioningly at your chest. 2. Not being able to feel if you have spinach, seeds, bread – anything – stuck on, in-between or around your teeth. 3. Getting massive quantities of food stuck underneath the bridgework. 4. Needing to use a WaterPik to feel like […]

Throwback Thursday – Train Wreck

Several years ago, I came across a box of my school things. I’m certain the contents of this box will provide much fodder for the Throwback Thursday series, but for today I’m just going to comment on my memories of learning to read and write. I was one of those lucky kids who learned how […]

Throwback Thursday

I’ve decided to liven things up by doing a weekly “Throwback Thursday” post. It will consist of photos, journal pages, and who knows what other mementos I will dig up. Hope you enjoy! My mom and I were being silly as I got ready for bed. I probably asked her to play with my hair and […]