Blog – Page 73 – Not So SAHM

Breaking down

It’s not that I felt superior, so to speak. I was just proud of us for being able to forgo the mind-numbing effects it can have on one’s brain. Being able to withstand the draw of the lights and action and fame and desire and idiocy helped us feel more connected to each other. AndContinue reading “Breaking down”

Lucifer lives in DC

and drives an RX7. I met him today. Well, I didn’t actually meet him, thank God (and I mean that). I saw him driving on I395. I was minding my own business, paying close attention to all things in front of, behind, and around me, including my blind spot. As I merged into traffic IContinue reading “Lucifer lives in DC”

It’s so warm

Remember the ugly as sin hedgehog pin cushion that I sewed? Not everything I sew is bugly (butt ugly). I really can sew cute. Take a look: Yes, that’s V² doing her duty to make sure the fit is correct! I talked about making this jacket when I posted that ugly little hedgehog. It didn’tContinue reading “It’s so warm”

An emotional response to the “Harm of Homeschooling”

Ms. West, I am disappointed in your “Harms of Homeschooling” article (found here, scroll down to page 7). From your wording and sources it seems that your main concern is Christian fundamentalism and how these Christians are not walking in lockstep with the state to make sure their children fall in line with secular humanistContinue reading “An emotional response to the “Harm of Homeschooling””

Randompalooza

(Thank you B-Rob for that title) * I’m researching French immersion classes for the girls. Realizing I’m going to have to sell one of them to afford it. * I’ve placed myself on a strict diet…of spending, that is. No personal spending in January. This is to make up for what I overspent in DecemberContinue reading “Randompalooza”

My secret underwear

I have this theory that when I talk about underwear I get more readers that day. We’ll see. And I am going to talk about underwear again today. My secret underwear. Since October I have been secretly wearing a certain type of underwear: I don’t have a pair of women’s thermals and I desperately wantedContinue reading “My secret underwear”