Don’t Be a Plugger

Don’t Be a Plugger

  Remember the Funny Pages?  Or maybe a better question: Remember newspapers?!  Don’t answer that, for the love of god.   My grandfather used to love the comic strip “Pluggers”.  It is a snarky, self-deprecating peek into the life of the Plugger —...

A Regular Day

Today was just a regular day.  As far as days go, it was as good as they come. And still, it was hard. The toddler was the same toddler that I always adore. The chores were the same chores that I always abhor. The friends were attentive and the husband was lovely. And...

PINK

“Pink is only for girls, momma,” my 2yo said confidently while talking about her day. My face flushed with frustration. WHO WOULD TEACH A TODDLER THAT COLOR HAS GENDER?! I quickly took a breath and assured her that she was mistaken and that all colors are...

You’re not boring, you’re just bored.

I’m so bored. Like existentially bored. It happens every now and then and generally doesn’t have anything to do with my happiness or quality of life. In fact, come to think of it, it usually happens when everything in my life just fine, if not pretty good....