Contributing Bloggers

Forgive the title, I'm feeling pretentious. I guess it's due to the fact that I am well rested and, therefore, creative. However, such was not the case last week. Due to work concerns, personal commitments, and awful traffic patterns, I was barely able to scrounge out a paltry 4 hours of sleep a night. And...

As the anniversary of when we first started dating was approaching, we wanted to do something special, so we booked a hotel. I had the money saved up…or so I thought.  We planned for a two-night stay in a nice hotel. Unbeknownst to me, the hotel charged for incidentals and the total came out...

We all have bad days. Sometimes the bed just wasn’t soft enough, or breakfast wasn’t delicious enough, or the hot neighbor wasn’t visible long enough, or just whatever it is that brings the day to a disappointing level of suckiness. As we tell our friends about how gloriously crappy our day was/is/continues to be, there is...

It’s like being dragged downriver by the current. When the depressive moments hit —— like, really hit —— the flood of every negative thought I’ve ever had about myself, my friends, my family, my faith, or whatever other f word that fits in this moment overtakes me. This river is filled with jagged rocks known...

I am the oldest of two daughters, although my sister and I switched roles many years ago. I am engaged to be married next year. I like cats, food, music from the 70s and 80s, and sometimes dancing. I love science, math (but it does not love me back), codding, crochet, and quilting. I...