I am behind. Again. It;s something that I can’t hide or even continue to deny. If I didn’t post a daily Mental Moment I might be able to get away with not admitting it but um, yea when you come for the Mentalness of a moment and see nothing there, it is apparent I am… Read More Upheaval; n. the state of being heaved in the up
A note dear Readers, Miss Magpie was so excited about her debut post last week and mulled and stewed for this week with a few starts and stops with ideas. This weekend was filed with activities for her, between parties church and Girl Scouts but more to the point, in the pool on Saturday Mr.… Read More Magpie’s Treasure; DeLight in This Child
Today is my birthday. I usually don;t announce it but I have been fighting the urge to just let loose and I dunno, get a tattoo or dye my hair purple, or post a picture that I normally wouldn’t. Spontaneously combust. I think it is becasue I have no idea what I did last year.… Read More The Tao and Te of…. Me
As you may or may not know One of my offspring the 8 yo, is the eqivelent of a Magpie in that she likes sparkly things and will take any treasue she sees that delights her and tuck it away wherever she hides her treasures. When she was little this was on the level, day-to-day,… Read More Magpie’s Treasure
Let’s go back 30 years to ..1982. Had to count on my fingers for a moment. A strange number to decide to go back? Well not really because 30 is a round number, a milestone number in terms of age. which is not necessarily the discussion. I am not seriously going to… Read More Thirty Years Ago,
The scurrying sounds grew more insistent as the night wore on.
I just checked my account again, for about the 800th time this week, just to see if maybe my child support is there…. I have hope. Much of the time anyways. What? I know ..doing the same thing over and over and over, expecting a different result. Insanity. Not necessarily. I just think its optimism.… Read More Insanity or Optimism? Mid-Afternoon Mental Moment
Something is Wrong in this picture it looks rather funny one side is dirty the other all Sunny See it coming miles away It looks rather scary Gets people on edge Cautious and Wary
It’s … today. A day like any other day.. yesterday and tomorrow. Ok I forgot there for a second what day it was ok? I feel a little foolish but I think I saved it so … Except then I told you I forgot so I guess I didn’t. That;s nothing to feel foolish about… Read More Feelings and Fuzzie Things, Mid-Afternoon Mental Moment
You think I forgot the Mental Moment?\ Not a chance, I have been immersed in Mental Moments all day. I just um.. thought, well I got confused and thought that it was here. So it’s a quicky, like a puff of air. 🙂 Today’s Mental Moment
Ohhh look its that day again, You know what day I am talking about No you can not get me to say it, I won’t. For those of you just now joining us today is officially, at least on this blog, The Day that Shall Not be Named. Its a day… Read More Pieces and Puzzles and Pieces of Puzzles, Mid-Afternoon Mental Moment
When I got divorced and was given the title of primary custodial parent to my children, I was also given a court order that specified that the noncustodual parent was to pay me a certain amount a month for the care and support of the children and should I not be paid the specified amount… Read More The Irony is Gonna Kill Me
Just a quick note to let you all know that there will not be any Mental Moments for the Week of whatever this week is. (see how I made it so I can reuse this announcement at a later date – down the road.? cool huh?) Don’t fret, they… Read More Take Note, Mental or Otherwise- Mental Moment Break
Running Naked With Scissors 