Category Archives: Blather

Thanks for everyone’s comments and support on my last post. You guys made it more bearable! It came out of left field. I thought it would be a stable job. We were pretty busy, and had a bunch of projects … Continue reading →

The new house is almost ready for our holiday guests (who arrive in 2 days)! I finally got all the bookcases up and all my books out of boxes. See? The baskets hide my embarrassing books. No, not porn, not … Continue reading →

I am so stressed lately that I haven’t slept well in weeks. Which is also why I haven’t blogged or answered anyone’s emails lately either… sorry, I promise I’ll respond! So what’s going on? Our landlord called us about mid-October … Continue reading →

This post is going to be kind of out there. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. So I tend to get into these phases where I obsess over something and will research everything to do with it and tire everyone around me by talking … Continue reading →

I’m having a hard time deciding on the focus of this blog. I can’t write solely about one thing because I don’t focus my attention on any one thing all the time. I do write about adoption more than other topics, but at times … Continue reading →

There’s been a lot going on lately. Everytime I think about writing a new post I don’t know what to talk about first. So here is kind of a quick summary: My mother went through a depressive episode earlier this … Continue reading →

…on weekday mornings, after dropping the kids off at school, coming home to a pot of coffee and my blog reader, the whole day stretching out before me. Especially a day like today, sunny and warm, the house (relatively) clean, … Continue reading →

I am starting my new job on Monday. I’ve resisted telling people about it (which is REALLY hard for me) because while I got a verbal offer 2 months ago, I didn’t actually get a written offer until earlier this … Continue reading →

If you know me in real life, you know that I love to move. Houses, that is. Cities, too. Since 2006 we have moved 4 times, and one of those times was from LA to the Bay Area. After our … Continue reading →

So I’ve been unemployed for about 2 weeks now. I kinda like it. The first week I felt anxious, like there was something I had to do or someplace I had to be, but then I got over it. We … Continue reading →