The Personal Blog of a Gen X Mom.
It looks as if I am off to the grocery store for cat food. Again! When I first got our oldest cat (Clyde) eleven years ago, a can of his favorite cat food cost me all of 19 cents. Today, that same cat food is 55 cents a can. View Post
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Late one night I was sucked into watching infomercials on TV and an infomercial came on for Deva Curl, a hair product that was supposed to make your curly hair look amazing. My hair is naturally wavy and I would give anything to be able to just View Post
You know, I thought being at home all summer long would drive me a little nuts, just because I had been so used to my routine during the school year. I was up early every morning, at work by 7:00 A.M. and stayed busy until View Post
My husband and I were just talking the other night about how much cell phones have evolved just in the last 15 years or so. Before we were married, I had a couple of cell phones, but gave them up because my husband was really the only View Post
Boy, do I feel EXACTLY like this woman in this picture. So, thoroughly bored with the first level of the 30 Day Shred, I decided to bump it up to level 2. I am SO glad I did. The music is “peppier”, the exercises were fun View Post
One of the perks of living in a small town is that when a medical need arises, we’ve always had a friendly face to help us through those times. Each and every time I have ever been hospitalized, I actually knew a nurse on duty. When I was 19 and View Post
What started as a conversation about why we brush our teeth before bed ended up with my son asking me out for a lunch date the other night, which at seven years old, is just precious to me. Of course, I paid, but I certainly don’t mind. I View Post
