by Mir | Jan 8, 2007 | Health is overrated
Given that I had Chickadee home from school today (Day Three of Mystery Fever: Just like the other two days!), it was actually pretty productive around here. Work was completed. Dishes were washed. Exercise was… exercised. Yes. I exercised. Day One of the New...
by Mir | Jan 7, 2007 | The Year of Living Changerously
Hello! How was your weekend? Mine was just splendid. It’s not like I wanted to go OUTSIDE or DO ANYTHING this weekend, so it was dandy just the way it was. I truly ENJOYED being trapped inside on the one freakishly warm weekend of the season. With no chocolate....
by Mir | Jan 6, 2007 | Retail Therapy
Anyone who’s known me for any length of time knows that I like to shop. In fact, I think it’s fair to say that I love the shopping in a way that sometimes causes folks to back away from me slowly. I love the thrill of the bargain. I love the chase. Despite...
by Mir | Jan 4, 2007 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
(Not to be confused, of course, with the remains of the cake.) Monkey’s 7th birthday has come and gone, and I haven’t cried (much) and Chickadee wasn’t jealous (much) and all went well except for the part where in order to buy enough stuff to be able...
by Mir | Jan 3, 2007 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
You’re welcome. On the heels of the cold-turned-sinus-infection—right after I finished my antibiotics, actually—I caught ANOTHER COLD. Because I apparently have no immune system to speak of, at all. Today was one of those days where I had to stop and...