Craftiness is NOT next to Godliness, I hope.

So, I'm not gifted, but I'm game. Pinterest, you're still kickin' my butt.

Seeing Things

An author from the late 19th century is attributed with writing, "Be kind, for every man is fighting a hard battle." Later, the adage was adapted to say, "Be kind; everyone you meet is carrying a heavy burden."

Each day I see this secret sorrow etched on the faces of those around me: the burden behind the smiles, the battles that rage in silence as we laugh out loud. Today I wallowed in my own misery and offered scant compassion indeed. Tomorrow, my goal is to treat the world with kindness, and in so doing, maybe lighten my own load.

Today I Officially Sucked as a Mom

That's about it, really. No one got their meds, so Thing 2 got his first "red/blue" ever, I kicked a crying kid who was screaming, "No, Mommy, No!" out of my bed, and I threatened to pick up Thing 1's Lego masterpiece over my head and smash it into a thousand pieces. Honey, we REALLY missed you today. You're officially indispensable.

Hello, 42 - I'm ready for Ya

Happy Birthday to me,
Happy Birthday to me,
Yahoo to 42,
Happy Birthday to Me!

Nice to Meet You, 2012

I spent the first day of 2012 doing...nothing. Aside from 20 minutes in the kitchen preparing the obligatory pork and cabbage (all you black-eyed pea people just stow it - not gonna happen), I spent this whole day lounging and watching truly bad TV. (Have you ever watched anime? What is the Japanese fixation with boobs, anyway?) No clean up, no work, no shopping - just a pillow and a remote.
By all accounts, a day wasted, yet I can't seem to regret it. What a delicious pleasure it is to simply let the day wash over me. 2012, I think you and I are gonna get along just fine.