After five years at Washington State University, I am now officially unemployed. Funnily, my five-year service certificate arrived today, too! I’m very sad about this…
Three weeks before we moved into our house, I found an Art Deco table on CraigsList for $20. I emailed the link to Paul then…
Today is the 235th birthday of my beloved America. I always get a bit weepy on Independence Day because my patriotism always gets the better…
I’m in the homeland enjoying a four-day weekend before the start of my final (three-day) work week. And as it happens to be Pioneer Days…
Well, I’ve finally done it. I’ve finally cleaned out Paul’s side of the closet. It only took more than two years… I don’t know what…
Life is very stressful for me right now and I am feeling the effects in the core of my being. I have a sneaking suspicion…
Yesterday’s post was a bit sad and whilst I’d love to say that I’m over it and that the world is all unicorns and rainbows…
I’m really tired of getting rid of stuff. It really hurts to part with even the most simple of items. I struggle each time I…
I got my UK visa today! Yay!! Actually, I got the email on Monday telling me I’d been approved but wanted to wait until it…
Today I had lunch with a couple of ladies from the state’s foster care office – one was the woman who licenced me and Paul nearly three…
I have happy things to share with the world. Things that include cats in boxes, pretty little visas, and the continuing success of selling my…
Last August I wrote a post titled Plus One, and for the months between then and now my life was thrown into this weird world…
When my foster daughter first came to stay with me, we fell into a habit of listening to the radio on the drives to and…
It was just before 4 am when the screaming howls of cats outside my bedroom window woke me with a start. I ran towards the…
I’m waiting – we’re waiting that is – for a flight to take off in Denver so that we can head to the airport to pick up one of…
For two weeks now, I’ve been selling loads of stuff on CraigsList and I can’t believe how mixed my emotions are in the process. The…
[Note: This post has nothing to do with phones or other technology.] Just before bedtime on Sunday I started to feel a bit of a…
One of my favourite bits of furniture was an old 1950s(ish) green padded sewing stool. I wish I didn’t have to do it, but I…
Like many girls her age, my foster daughter is a horse freak. I mean, she gets really, really, really, excited about the idea of horses.…
As I walked to my car after work today, I noticed a nickel lying on the sidewalk and smiled as I swooped down to pick…