I attend a trade show in Orlando yearly in January. My family resides in Ohio, so this January I decided it would be great to bring them down as I concluded my three days of meetings. It would offer a great opportunity for my husband, my 8 year old son and I, to see the sunshine, (a rarity in OH in January) and spend quality time together.
Read more » February 28th, 2007I may be old, I may be ugly and I may be fat, but upon closer look you will find I am a bit like Ugly Betty. The better you get to know me, the more beautiful I become. You see I am a 3 time cancer survivor (age 10, brain tumor[Menegeoma]), age 21 Uterine Cancer (discovered when I was 6 months pregnant), age 35 (skin cancer), as well as a 30% Service Connected Disabled Veteran (US Army 6 years).
Read more » February 27th, 2007I guess with nicknames like water sprite, energizer bunny, and tsunami the reality of my habitual approach to life was destined to become known to my new design studio co-workers. Happily I had one of the larger drafting tables so I could spread out at least three paintings to work on at the same time. And why you might ask?
Read more » February 26th, 2007Am I a wife (and mom) in the fast lane? Well, if this is the slow lane, we’re looking at a hell of a highway.
The job I am paid for is that of an executive secretary, which doesn’t require the education degree I earned. But working with elementary and middle school students was perfect training for dealing with VP’s and corporate officers.
Read more » February 26th, 2007When my daughter Chelsea was about 5 years old, I was getting ready for Court while trying to made her breakfast and get her off to school. She asked what I was doing in Court that day and I explained that I had a client who stole something and might be going to jail. She seemed perplexed and asked for more information.
Read more » February 25th, 2007I was a marijuana grower in Oregon, widowed and moved to California and became a web designer. Still in the fast lane but no helicopters overhead.
Read more » February 25th, 2007I am home one snowy Saturday morning with my four year old, It is 8:30, and we are knocking back our morning Cheerios. She has a dentist appointment at 11, and my family is supposed to drive several hours to a family party that afternoon. I notice that her sniffle has turned to something more active—not alarming, but worth a check.
Read more » February 21st, 2007All I wanted was a new Bra! Having had Seven kids, dealing with Yo-Yo weight, and breast feeding for 2 years I had been without a “new” bra for long enough.
Victoria Secret had a fashion show on TV and I just had to watch it. The bras and panties were pretty and they matched. They were the prettiest colors of the rainbow in hues of pink and with sparkles even. They looked to have had good elastic and appropriate closures. I could not find one safety pin holding it all together on any girl.
Read more » February 18th, 2007SuperMan has nothing on me….I can fly into my mommy mobile with my kids in a single bound in less than 5 seconds. I have Xray vision…I have seen more radiological x-rays of my girls broken this, croup that, reflux here, adenoids there. I can look like two different people and no one knows it’s me….The first is the messy, sweaty gym clothes-wearing, hole-in-socks, food on shirt, disheveled mommy who looks blah, boring, tired and stressed and then with a blink of the eye, I turn into Chic Mommy…high heeled boots, trendy pants and a funky shirt.
Read more » February 16th, 2007Life in the fast lane is best navigated with a smile. A wise dentist saved my smile line saying, “when the kids look up to you and wonder how did you get so weird, a nice smile helps.” Think of all the words of wisdom about smiles like, “let a smile be your umbrella.” I […]
Read more » February 15th, 2007
