In Search of a Left Brain
Frits – www.hikingartist.com My storage room is a swirling vortex of doom. As is my closet. And my office. And my office closet. My kids' […]
Self-Esteem
Everything I Know About Parenting I Learned In … um … er
My, how life changes us. You know? My college sophomore-child dropped by the other day (because apparently my washer has better agitation-action than the ancient […]
How to Kill a STRESS MONSTER!
Check out that picture. When I first saw it my reaction was: OHMYHEART! THIS IS MY LIFE! I AM ALWAYS STUCK IN A GIANT SHOWER […]
High School Reunion: The Musical
We think those are bangs on the front of my head. But we're not certain. Thirty Years. 30. Years. Three decades ago this memorial weekend […]
On Being a Weirdo
"Excuse me, is that seat taken? No?" (scootching across 14 people to get to the empty seat in the center of the auditorium) "Oops!" (bending […]
How to Murder a First Impression
I was elegant once. I think it was on a Monday. But I murdered it. In one stroke. See, this is what I wore to […]
My Name is Janiel. And I am A Solar Flare.
This is an actual Solar Flare.Yep. If you stared at the sun through a telescope, this is what you'd see. My friend Robin once referred […]
Mustang, Dang. Minivan? What Minivan?
I drive a M.A.V. (Mommy Assault Vehicle–a.k.a., Minivan.) I have driven one since my second child was born. Yesterday I drove a Mustang convertible. I […]
Domestic Diva Blogger on Gardens of Loveliness
Helloooooo my dearest dears! Summer is winding down. A summer wherein we've been showered with a PLETHORA of well informed and experienced bloggers writing about […]
Do You Suffer From Shopping Eyes?
It happened suddenly. Unexpectedly. Like waking up on the first dawn of creation. Or after LASIK surgery. Or after tasting that key lime/coconut frozen yogurt […]