So much reflection lately. And yes, I’ve been hard on myself. But without such serious self-examination, I will never reach my ultimate destination. Besides…I learned something cool.
While one might expect to have an epiphany exploring some intellectual medium like Shakespeare or artsy-Sundance-Festival-like films, I found a sort of awakening while watching Extreme Makeover Home Edition. [...]

I am staying in bed today.
I choose not to face some pretty serious mistakes I’ve made.
I choose not to deal with people at all, because I am really raw and easily hurt.
I choose to take more pills than I probably should for a kind of pain they are not designed to treat.
Everything I [...]

While I really don’t recommend idol worship, I think you might like me a whole lot more after you try this recipe and the BONUS! recipe with the leftovers. I’m just sayin.
Maple-Roasted Turkey with Sage Butter (recipe from Tyler Florence, some alterations by TSM)
Ingredients
* 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at [...]

When I made the leap to enroll our youngest in traveling soccer a year ago, it was at the heartfelt request of several parents who had children on her city-league teams and knew of her skills and desire to play the game. I was told there was help with the financial aspect of the team, [...]

It’s 9:38 a.m. on Monday. I already need another pain pill. And yes, this post will contain some complaints. But only some. I figure it’s been so long since I posted, that y’all need an update on what’s UP in mah world.
• Fibroymalgia has been an insurmountable nemesis of late. I cannot make it through [...]

No, not cooking MEN. The Mr. has been entirely too nice to me lately to even consider cooking him. Besides…he’s tasty as is, no cooking required.
Now leaving TMI land…
Those of you on my list in various programs and networking sites might have noticed of late that my tag line, if you will, has been [...]

If age is a state of mind, then I think my body didn’t get the memo.
My hands feel like someone sat on either side of me, gripping them like they were watching the scariest! movie! ever! for like two days. I’m tellin’ ya, they are sore. My hips feel like they need replacing. My feet [...]

I can’t tell you what was in my Cheerios this morning, but I am just beside myself with all sorts of negative, unexplainable emotions. Ok, mostly unexplainable.
Monday is my birthday. I will be 36.
First of all, apparently I should be questioning whether or not I was born at all, according to the State of Oregon. [...]

I have often eluded to the fact that there are some things I just cannot discuss on my blog. I have lamented it. I have accepted it. Too many folks, both near-and-dear and couldn’t-care-less, find their way to this blog. Sensitive information about my personal life and family might be misunderstood, misconstrued or otherwise screw [...]