by Mir | Jul 30, 2007 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Ottomatic For the People
Otto understands me. He knows when I need chocolate. He knows when I need a hug. He corrals the kids when I need to work and he cleans up after dinner whenever I look like my eye is starting to twitch again. So the other day—and I have NO IDEA what he was doing...
by Mir | Jul 29, 2007 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", The Year of Living Changerously
The process of adjusting to our new home and different life is very much like playing my least-favorite board game, Candyland. Ten steps forward, two steps back. Sixteen steps forward and OH NO! Back to the beginning, sorry! Seven steps forward, four steps back. Eight...
by Mir | Jul 28, 2007 | Friends, It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
I’ll confess; I’d been feeling a little sorry for myself this week because I wasn’t planning to attend BlogHer. The week was going well and I was, frankly, starting to question my decision not to travel this summer “for the good of the...
by Mir | Jul 26, 2007 | Detritus
(GOD, get your mind out of the gutter. I am just doing something really novel and designating an evening to focus on Otto rather than working all night or reading Harry Potter.) So, hi! Guess what? I would like to hang out with you. Yes, YOU. There’s a, um,...
by Mir | Jul 25, 2007 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!
As of today, I am completely free of That Bank I Haven’t Been Naming That Claims To Be The Bank Everyone In The Country Uses. I will never go back, and every time I travel out of the area and have to pay a few bucks in ATM fees, I will cheer myself up by...
