Grace sure can clean. We met years ago and somehow she always knows when I'm in desperate need of her help. Her scarred hands scrub away the messes I leave behind, her weatherbeaten face glowing in spite of the work. I've never been much of a housekeeper and realized a long time ago I'm much better off if someone else is in charge of that aspect of ( Read more... )

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I've never been too much of a movie watcher (probably because I've always had the attention span of a small harried squirrel when it comes to that sort of activity). But The Princess Bride is the only movie I can watch repeatedly without developing a serious case of boredom. There's just something about the combination of hilarity and whimsy that ( Read more... )

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One Little Vote Will Save the World…Well…Me anyway.

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The December air bights my ungloved fingers and nibbles my ears as we walk, just you and I. Thousands of lights wink at us from houses full to bursting with families and cookies and rolls of sparkly red paper. My mom's little, lonely apartment feels so far removed from this American Christmas panorama we're passing. I long for that simplicity; a ( Read more... )

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I've lost almost 20 LBS since I've been home. Now, no one start freaking out and thinking I've been starving myself. The first ten came off really quickly. I had a huge, (I'm talking reality TV show drastic, change in diet. I'm now even to the point where I don't have to write down all of my calories. My brain has gotten used to eating so much more ( Read more... )

I read a lot of blogs...a lot. I read about singers, writers, mom's of big families...you name it, I read it. Lately, I've been reading a lot about adoptive mom's who struggle with RAD, (Reactive Attachment Disorder). So many parents adopt without even realizing that the wonderful child coming to them may have problems they are unprepared to face. ( Read more... )

So, I want to see what all the fuss was about. Sure, I'm a little late, but if a girl wants to watch season 1 of The L Word, what must she do? Where must she go? It isn't on ITunes. Every bloody season is on there but the first. I do not understand this business. Do help me.