Archive for March, 2006
Rainy day prattle
Rain today, blue today,
everything going wrong today.
Nothing much to write about; I feel like a slug. My house is seriously messy and I can’t make myself clean it. Suddenly I’m the put-upon mom - Why am I the only one who picks up around here? It is endlessly depressing to walk into my daughters’ room. [...]
Marketing is elementary
The girls had a concert last night. Our district is celebrating 100 years and for their part, our elementary school had the kids sing songs they’ve been learning as part of the district’s “healthy kids” curriculum. They have a guy who does assemblies all year and teaches songs with topics like taking good care of [...]
Breathmints and lint
Sheryl at PaperNapkin has an interesting project going on. Dump out your purses and bags and send her a picture of what’s inside. I imagine this must be kind of what going to confession would feel like…rather cathartic but also a little unnerving. Anyway, here’s mine: Wallet & checkbook
Cellphone
Sunglasses
Hand sanitizer
Hairspray
2 tubes of Chapstick
2 tubes of lipstick [...]
Salad bar overload
It’s possible I’ve gone a tad overboard on the aromatherapy products. Here’s a current inventory:
* Kiwi passionfruit shampoo
* Green tea conditioner
* Mango peach body wash
* Apricot face mask
* Honey walnut lotion
* Lemongrass hair gel
I smell like a fruit salad. Does anyone notice they are suddenly hungry when they’re around me?
War Stories
I went skating again last [...]
I’m going to get a note about this…
Mia’s Kindergarten class has a stuffed bear that each child is allowed to take home once during the year. Each class gets to name the bear - when Amy brought it home, his name was Fuzzy, with Mia, it’s Joe Cool. Usually he comes home only overnight but because Mia’s turn came on a Friday, [...]