Saturday
whatever on your list needs doing
whatever errands need running
whatever bills need paying
whatever runny noses need wiping
whatever diapers need changing
whatever lawn needs mowing
whatever papers need writing
whatever books need reading
whatever trail needs exploring
whatever road needs driving
whatever work needs tending
whatever cupcake needs baking
whatever stillness needs being
whatever meal needs savoring
whatever conversation needs having
whatever moment needs remembering
whatever song needs dancing
whatever [...]

I really have no better title for this post than just that.
I’m watching a show called “Barbeque Paradise” on the Travel Channel and basically I’m drooling all over my laptop wishing I was licking my fingers at some hole-in-the-wall Texas BBQ joint.
Just to clarify: bbq = meat with sauce or rub (many times this meat [...]

Let it be known that I will choose dogs over diamonds and trucks over trinkets any day, any time, any where.
My first vehicle was a 1995 Ford F150 4 x 4 w/ extended cab and bed.  Complete with the cattle catcher grill, tow hitch extended rear bumper, suped up muffler system, steel lock box and [...]

Well, most of the time.
I don’t like the ones that turn into tornados and thankfully, I’ve never witnessed that first-hand.  And I don’t like the ones that drop little ice balls making dents in all things from plants to vehicles.  One time, during a particularly rollicking thunderstorm at my last apartment, I heard a really [...]

Ahhhh…just another lazy Sunday for me and my roomdog.

Last night I was working on some paperwork until quite late.  I finally surrendered to sleepiness but first, went to the restroom to do the usual brushing of teeth and washing of face.  At one point my roomdog came in; she looOOOoooves the cool tile floor, especially [...]

I have been sitting at this computer nearly all afternoon doing paperwork.  Ugh.  And I mistakenly thought that homework would end when grad school did!  Hahaha…silly me!
Back sore, bum numb, I decided to get up, walk around and get some fresh air.  As I walked about the house I noticed simple beauty all around me.  [...]

You’re sitting in your office at your desk and your hair just keeps falling in your face.  But alas, you have no hair tie, no cute little clip, no barret, no nothing!  Whatever is a gal to do?!
Why, use a binder clip of course!

Yep, I sure did.  And believe it nor not, it [...]

Being a single gal in my [brand new] 30’s has necessitated the learning of various life skill ordinarily and usually left to boyfriends and husbands.  In general, I’m all for it since I am quite curious about how things work, go together, come apart, and so on.  So most little things that need repair, assembly, [...]