Many of the women whose blogs I read are mothers, and as such, they often talk about their child-rearing methodologies, frustrations and the little details of Life With Kids. One term I see come up somewhat frequently is “self-soothing,” and today that hitched itself to another theme I’ve been seeing with remarkable frequency these last [...]
This word appears more and more frequently across the hundreds of blogs of which I try to keep abreast. There seems to be quite a groundswelling of people who have Had It with the thousands of tedious details which ostensibly comprise being a part of modern life.
I’m one of them.
Screw it, man – I’m Simplifying.
There [...]
Alright, ladies (and the occasional gentlemen;) I seek your advice.
I am in desperate need of being pampered, and the usual routines just aren’t cutting it.
What do you do when you need to make yourself feel special and pampered? No matter how quirky or commonplace, greedy or selfless, I would really like to hear what helps [...]
No new job for me. The guy they picked is awesome, though, certainly no one I mind losing to, and I received a lot of encouraging feedback from the hiring manager. No hard feelings, no tears shed, moving on.
With the winter solstice now safely behind us, with the sun clawing less frenetically toward the horizon [...]
I am seldom happier than when I am submerged in warm, warm water. Huge bathtubs, steaming jacuzzis, hot springs all make my body and soul go “aaaahhhhh.” The tub may be the only place I know how to really, really relax, in truth. Despite my guilt over the volume of water I’m using in doing [...]