Putting the OM in OMG
Recently I've seen a lot of "ten year challenge" posts on social media, which is one of those strange phenomena of our time. A challenge, in my mind, is to be ninety-seven weeks into a global pandemic and to still get out of bed every morning, … [Continue reading]
If you're not singing that title a la Motley Crue, then I don't know what to say. If you are, sorry/ not sorry for the earworm. As I've mentioned before, I don't set particular goals or resolutions or words-of-the-year in January, but I do like to … [Continue reading]
It occurred to me this week that a lot of parallels can be drawn between pandemic mitigation strategies and sex ed. Just as the only Absolutely Certain 100% way to avoid pregnancy and STI is Complete Abstinence, so the only Absolutely Certain 100% … [Continue reading]
Happy New Year! As I mentioned in my 2021 roundup, the year ended - and the New Year started - on kind of a low point. The boys were supposed to be going back to school tomorrow, but on December 30 it was announced that winter break would be … [Continue reading]
Is it just me or was this year actually a decade? Well! I think at this time last year we thought the Pandemic At The Disco would be in the rearview mirror, and yet it is not. Currently we are going through our FIFTH wave, which is extremely … [Continue reading]
Hello there! I'm currently in that lovely post-Christmas, pre-New Year's haze, still sipping coffee from my Christmas mugs, still surrounded by Christmas decorations and cards but with added Christmas CHOCOLATES everywhere, but without the busyness … [Continue reading]
Here we are, in the homestretch to the Festive Finish Line, and I have not one, but TWO Christmas miracles to tell you about. Cue the hype-up music - are you ready for this? Christmas Miracle Number One: Costco Last week I was due for a Costco … [Continue reading]
