sometimes I swear too much

You should be ashamed of yourself because I’m not talking about what you think I’m talking about. Pervert. You know those cutesy, alliterative days-of-the week assignments that some bloggers do? “Wordless Wednesday” is a popular example, a day for a photo post and nothing else. Fridays usually find me exhausted from working and mothering and...
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As part of the WordCount blogathon, participants were given a prompt for today’s entry:  My top five books on writing are… Guys, I had to ban books about writing at my house. Is that sad? I would be content to plunk my hiney on the couch and read about writing for years without ever writing...
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A few years ago, I signed up to receive a motivational quote of the day in my e-mail. No, I didn’t sell Amway; I just like a little lift once in a while, and my prescription pad got confiscated. I had to make do. This one was especially nice: “It does not matter how slowly...
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Heaven help me, the blogathon starts today. Today is the first day of the 2011 WordCount Blogathon. I will posting every day in May on this little web site that I tenderly refer to as “the  soul-destroying timesuck I pay GoDaddy for every month against my better judgment.” No, not really. I love my blog and...
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I’ll have the martyr sandwich, with a pint of pale ale, please. Every couple months, this treacly status makes the rounds on Facebook: To all the UNSELFISH MOMS out there who traded sleep for dark circles. Salon haircuts for ponytails, long baths for quick showers. Late nights for early mornings, designer bags for...
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I should be packing for tomorrow’s road trip, but instead I sit on my bed and wait for death. Photo credit: stuant63 We’re not going far, just into the next state for some family relaxation. In recent years we’ve made a habit of driving to visit a relative in northern Michigan in the summer; it’s always...
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Photo credit: eo was taken. My 20th high school reunion is next month, so maybe I’m taking things just a little too hard, but surely some people should think before opening their big fat mouths. I know, a lot happens in twenty years. I had many mistaken notions in high school, notions that have taken...
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Photo credit: ryry9379 The last few days have been rather relaxing around here. I’ve taken a few days off blogging since the Wordcount blogathon ended on Monday, and even then I cheated with some Memorial Day parade pictures. Now it’s the end of the school year, which means there are lots of events to attend....
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Photo credit: emurray Beyond Friday’s library defilement, the weekend was free of inner turmoil. We cleaned, had a visit from my parents, and bought a new storm door. The house is still coming together in the tiniest steps imaginable. This week I have to persuade the husband to finish the door, hang house numbers and finish...
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The gripes are calling Photo credit: Thingo “Offer: Treadmill, does not work, please pick up ASAP.” That was my post on freecycle, and damn if someone wasn’t at my house within the hour with a pickup truck and a smile. For a non-working treadmill. In my mind, I was trying to talk the guy out of it. “You...
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