Friday, January 09, 2015

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Dancing with Myself (1980) 1) This song is one of Billy Idol's biggest hits. Can you name another? "White Wedding...
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Trifecta!

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Thursday was not a good day for this gal and her resolutions. I didn't work out, I didn't brown bag my lunch and I didn't do any...
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Thursday, January 08, 2015

Shoo fly, shoo!

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Wednesday's "Clean Me" is a small but important victory. For the first time in more than two weeks , not one single fly emer...
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Wednesday, January 07, 2015

Rahm is on it

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I loved Mayor Richard M. Daley. I know there was corruption in his City Hall and I also know I should be more offended by it. But truth to t...
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I don't like it here today

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2015 is an ugly place. A dozen people ( at this count ) lost their lives in Paris today. Shot to death at the offices of a magazine tha...
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WWW.WEDNESDAY

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This meme is no more. But that doesn't mean I can't answer the three Wednesday questions on my own. And so I shall. • What are...
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He's smart. We must grant him that!

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My little beige demon cracks me up. He knows that the only thing I punish him for is intentionally knocking things over. He has learned o...
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Fourth quarter only

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Tuesday's "Clean Me" activity was going through the big stack of magazines on the dining room table and disposing of any dat...
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Tuesday, January 06, 2015

Right back in it again

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Back to the old grind after two weeks away from the office. Life in the real world is a mixed bag. I skipped my workout yesterday becaus...
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Sunday, January 04, 2015

Out with the old

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Today I concentrated on the kitchen cabinet over the microwave. I got rid of a lot of little stuff, much of it medication well, well past ...
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Sunday Stealing

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Play along here . 1. What one event, big or small, are you going to tell your grandchildren about? No grandchildren for this gal.   ...
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So now I'm "the snobby and judgmental girl"

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The only bad thing about "helping" Sam Winters with the Saturday 9 meme is that I feel a responsibility to those who play. I visi...
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"Clean Me" update

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A big, black lawn bag: That's how much stuff I took out to the dumpster last night, all from my bedroom. It took about 45 minutes, but ...
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Friday, January 02, 2015

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: Kentucky Rain (1970) Next Thursday, the 8th would be Elvis' 80th birthday, so we're celebrating The King. Here ...
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"One of us is changing or maybe we just stopped trying"

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So sang Carole King. And those lyrics went through my mind when I tried to re-read Gone with the Wind. How I once loved this book! I rea...
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Too young!

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I live next door to a children's home. The kids who are there are either waiting for placement in a foster home, or in sliding-scale a...
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Thursday, January 01, 2015

New year, fresh start

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I spent about two hours today going through stuff . I filled a major cardboard box with books that didn't grab or hold my attention, D...
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Listening to the Snarkestra

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SnarkyPants (Lisa) ends her Christmas Day post by asking: "If you could do what truly makes your heart sing, what would it be?" ...
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014

That wasn't so bad

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On Saturday the 27th I celebrated Christmas with my family. I'd been dreading it -- my kid sister can be quite the drama queen about t...
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The new purse enjoyed Christmas 2014

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The best gift I got this Christmas was my holiday surprise -- the handbag from a coworker I barely know , along with her very sweet note: ...
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