As many of you now know, we spent my birthday at Disneyland, which turned out to be an awesome day, for the following reasons:-It was the kids' first time there, and we enjoyed watching their reactions to everything-I got a birthday button, so lots of people wished me "happy … [Read more...]
EcoSmart Giveaway Winner and Take Home Message
Hello dear readers. I want to say something. I want to say thank you to all of you who entered the EcoSmart giveaway, that contest who's winner I am so late in announcing. I want to say, also, that I'm not sure how much clearer I could have been about the rules, but out of 15 … [Read more...]
A Little Period Drama
They have so much to say to each other, but so much is in between.What would you do if your true love was lost when you were very young? Would you walk the heath for years, never marrying? Would you move on? Would you know that your entire life would be lived without you ever … [Read more...]
Oh No, He Won’t Be Forgetting This Year*
She (weeping): ...and I'm gonna be FORTY! (sobs)He: When?(beat)She: Someday!---I loved that movie. I've often quoted the scene above. When Harry Met Sally is a romantic comedy, but now that forty is so close, it feels like a horror film.However. As I get older my peers are … [Read more...]
Annual Identity Crisis, Aloha Style
It's been almost a year since my epic four-day trip to London (see sidebar for Epic London Posts) and I completely skipped over the fact that the five year anniversary of this blog came and went on September 14. Here I am on a solo trip again, a similarly epic four-day trip to … [Read more...]