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One more… I promise

Last one I promise.



When Getting What You Wished For Makes You an Idiot: Hurricane Irene Aftermath

Sure, before Irene hit I has hoped it would be cool for photos. It was! Great, right? No, no it wasn’t. We lost power for a week, no internet for longer (pretty much just got both back) and all of this was during kiddo’s and my ‘break’ from our respective schools.



Mental Illness: The New Black When Illness Becomes Fashionable

A few years ago, there was a lot of talk in the media about the over diagnosis of ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and then, it was the over diagnosis of the autism spectrum. Now, in a Kafkaesque switch seems that there are many who are self-diagnosis serious mental and physical disorders to explain their [...]



Fluffy Writing on My Blog? It’s More Likely Than You Think

I’m not a fan of fluffy writing. It’s unusually saccharine and the flowery text tends to make my eyes bleed. I honestly image it like a pie, with a cake on top, drizzled with chocolate syrup, then blended in with thumb tacks. A description that I’ve used in many (far more) inappropriate settings. Because it’s [...]



About The Monster Piles of Clothing That Are Taking Over

After I had kiddo, and even during the pregnancy, I lost a lot of weight. I went from eating crap, to mostly health food and it’s a habit that just kinda stuck with me. In addition, a lot of the medication I was on, I went off (which also made my thyroid condition go away [...]