PAT is my personal system for handling litter. No, not the stuff that’s thoughtlessly strewn along streets and highways and is dropped in parks and on beaches. PAT, which stands for Put Away Things, is for the litter in my house. PAT is what keeps casual living from turning into chaos.
Dirty dishes in the […]
To me camp is a four-letter word. To my husband and older son it’s a secluded site nestled into scenic mountains. It’s invigorating, fresh air and a gurgling, fish-laden stream. It’s food that tastes better because it’s cooked outside and it’s camaraderie sitting around a blazing fire. It’s not that for me. I wouldn’t expect […]
If finding a penny is lucky, I must be luckier. I found a quarter and was lucky all day - especially when I didn’t hurt my back bending over to pick it up. Traffic lights turned green for me, parking spaces appeared where I wanted them and the police car with the blaring siren that […]
I am one of the lucky ones. I work at home. My commute is less than thirty seconds and I’m much less likely to spill Starbuck’s coffee on my lap. However, all house and no play makes for the occasional need of a sitter - but where have all the sitters gone?
Sitters seem to […]
W.C. Fields said, “All things considered, I’d rather be in Philadelphia”. It’s what he sarcastically suggested as his epitaph.
I’d rather be in Philadelphia than have my annual physical. The tests don’t bother me - although being a Type A personality makes me want to study for them. Asking as many questions as I can […]
No, I didn’t go river rafting or rock climbing or skeet shooting. My sense of accomplishment came from single-handedly getting a sitter.
Yes, I found a responsible, experienced, college sophomore, who didn’t have a date on Saturday night. Unfortunately, her boyfriend comes back from National Guard duty next week; but we had her for Saturday […]
Post-its - what would I do without post-its? The older I get, the more I need them. Although they come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors, the basic, yellow square covers everything for me - literally.
Post-its are on the refrigerator, of course; but they can also be found on my computer, […]
Eve got kicked out of the Garden of Eden and I took that as a sign not to garden. My not having even a pale green thumb was a sign from Mother Nature I wasn’t meant to garden.
Not so with my husband. He was born to garden. He was born with green hands.
When […]
If you live in Southern California and you’re not in therapy, you just haven’t realized you have problems. I’m in therapy - self-therapy. Appointments always coincide with my schedule, I can afford it and I have a variety of different therapies to offer myself.
There’s the newspaper therapy. I count the number of obituaries and […]
Sports is what summer means to men. To women it means what am I going to do with the kids all summer and what bathing suit will make me look thin?
A generation or so ago summer meant women covered their dark furniture with light-colored slipcovers. I wouldn’t bother. My furniture gets covered with ice […]
