by Mir | Aug 23, 2008 | Friends, Job? Huh?, Retail Therapy
I had grand plans for this afternoon—plans that did not, in fact, involve the computer—yet somehow it’s nearly dinnertime and here I am. I had several hours all to myself today, too. Poof! Gone! Not sure what happened there, but I strongly suspect it...
by Mir | Aug 22, 2008 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
Guess what happens when your husband calls and says you have a typo in the link in your post, and you try to fix it from your iPhone? You delete the entire post! Whoops! So now this is all you get. I was trying to tell you that I’ll have a new post up at...
by Mir | Aug 21, 2008 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony, Ottomatic For the People
Just a quickie, today, as I’m running around. Karen Walrond’s Love Thursday post today is about friendships, and it reminded me that although I have a terrible picture to accompany this story, I wanted to share it. [Edit: I came home and the blurry photo...
by Mir | Aug 20, 2008 | Ottomatic For the People
The nice thing about being a newlywed, the second time ’round, is that I’m old enough and wise enough (wise being a relative term, given that the first time ’round I was spending my time alternating between thinking “What have I DONE?”...
by Mir | Aug 19, 2008 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I feel comfortable asserting that I am NOT a helicopter parent. I believe in kids building autonomy, making (and learning) from their own mistakes, and all of that sort of thing. Furthermore, in case you haven’t noticed, I am far too lazy to be a helicopter...