Ownership, What Owned Me, and How I Quit Smoking and Became a Cough Drop Junkie

By On 2011/10/24 · 17 Comments · In GBE 2, I Don't Know Where Else to Put This, Solitary Mama, Wisdom You Won't Use Anywhere

I used to smoke. Looking at me now and how much the smell of smoke totally grosses me out, you’d probably never guess that though.

I quit pretty much for vanity. That’s what I tell people. I don’t have a great story of almost losing my life, having a heart attack, having a stroke, or [...]

Continue Reading →

When Should Kids Have Cell Phones?

By On 2011/10/15 · 17 Comments · In Boring Parenting Stuff

During a recent Twitter chat via #SingleParentsTalking, the question came up regarding kids and cell phones. When should a child have a cell phone? And how young is too young?

To be honest, I am one of those people that would get my daughter a cell phone right now if it weren’t [...]

Continue Reading →

Guess Who Asked Me Out #2 and Why I Probably Said No

By On 2011/10/07 · 12 Comments · In Guess Who Asked Me Out, Random Relationship Stuff, Single Mom Relationships, Solitary Mama, You're Not Going to Believe This Ish

I told you I had a Guess Who Asked Me Out Part 2. Did you really think no one ever asks me out? Pshhh…I’m hot. And I know I am, because she tells me all the time and she’s hot so she knows what she’s talking about.  I get asked out so much…never mind, [...]

Continue Reading →

Balance it Out, Single Parents. You Can Do It.

By On 2011/10/03 · 12 Comments · In Single Mom Relationships, Single Parent Activities, Single Parenting Sucks, Solitary Mama

The GBE2 topic is “balance”. The members of the Side Effects of Single Parenting Tribe had a Tweet and Meet on Twitter  and I noticed that in general, we have no balance. Not that we have issues or anything, just that things always seem either black or white, no gray.

One of [...]

Continue Reading →

First Edition of “Guess Who Asked Me Out?”

By On 2011/09/29 · 16 Comments · In Crazy Folder, Guess Who Asked Me Out, Random Relationship Stuff, Single Mom Relationships, You're Not Going to Believe This Ish

Decided I’m going to start a “Guess Who Asked Me Out” series because I have a ton of stories to share. Not really a ton but maybe a couple, which means this series may consist of two posts. Anyway on to Part 1 of possibly two editions…

The other day I’m sitting in my office [...]

Continue Reading →

I’m Judging You and Sometimes I’m Right

By On 2011/09/28 · 17 Comments · In I Don't Know Where Else to Put This, Kinda Weird, You're Not Going to Believe This Ish

I’m not particularly judgmental. I try not to be. I feel like I am temporarily allowed to judge since the GBE 2 prompt this week is “judgment” which I interpret as meaning “do what you want.”

1.  You Are Bad At Dating

Jason Dean decided that the best way to get Rebecca to [...]

Continue Reading →

What Is Triberr and Why Bloggers Should Go Tribal

By On 2011/09/23 · 17 Comments · In I Don't Know Where Else to Put This, Triberr Stuff, What I Do

First of all, I’m not getting any kind of special tribal gear or anything for this post (although I should, right?) I thought it would be a good idea to try to explain it a little more in depth than I have in the two sentence messages I have been stalking everyone with.

Triberr is [...]

Continue Reading →
Pretty sure I met you 5 years ago, Ronald. Stop calling me Ronald.

Photocopying Our Loyalties. Originals are Always Better

By On 2011/09/19 · 18 Comments · In Do Good Stuff, GBE 2, I Don't Know Where Else to Put This, Wisdom You Won't Use Anywhere

I was thinking the other day about how so many people that I meet are actually duplicates of someone else I already met. I’ve lived in a slew of other states and a couple other countries (if you count the one in which I was born) and I’ve met a lot of people. Sometimes I [...]

Continue Reading →
Good Guys Do Win, Bitches

Good Guys Do Win When They Aren’t Big Punks

By On 2011/09/15 · 9 Comments · In Single Mom Relationships, Solitary Mama, Wisdom You Won't Use Anywhere

If I had a dollar for every time in my life that a guy has told me “good guys never win” I’d have about $457. Recently a guy friend of mine actually told me that I only like bad guys. Which I think equals about 200 more dollars. (Another guy told me I need a [...]

Continue Reading →
liebster award

Mein Liebster Award and How to Show a Blogger Love

By On 2011/09/09 · 8 Comments · In Solitary Mama, What I Do, Wisdom You Won't Use Anywhere

Did you know I grew up in Germany? Well, I did. I also went to Lloret de Mar Spain for Spring Break, which at the time was kind of the Daytona Beach of Europe. My greatest regret (besides the tattoo) is that I was too young while living overseas to appreciate it, and spent far [...]

Continue Reading →
nosepicker

Ye Shall Not Be Damned to Hell if Ye Don’t Want Kids

By On 2011/09/04 · 22 Comments · In GBE 2, Solitary Mama, Wisdom You Won't Use Anywhere

I never wanted kids. To clarify before I get myself hated and in trouble, I will say this: Now that I have one, I can’t imagine life without her and wouldn’t take it back for a second. I am also not scheming on ways to get rid of her, in case you’re wondering.

However, if [...]

Continue Reading →

Longing and the Twins Game (And No, I’m Not Talking About Pining Over Baseball Players)

By On 2011/08/30 · 4 Comments · In I Don't Know Where Else to Put This, Single Parent Activities

The GBE2 topic 1 is “longing” and after careful consideration of the word, I’ve come up with this conclusion:  I long for simple things like the sun when it’s snowing in April.

The other day I was stuck behind a beat up mini van on the highway, going so slow (while in the [...]

Continue Reading →
Here is where I trapped a man, his dog and the world.

A Man, His Dog and The World: Raising Diabetes Awareness

By On 2011/08/22 · 20 Comments · In Solitary Mama, Wisdom You Won't Use Anywhere, You're Not Going to Believe This Ish

I live in a small town in the middle of nowhere. You probably could not find me if you wanted to, and believe me when I say you don’t want to.  For the most part, it is quiet. Plus, I’m related to most of the people that live here. If I’m not related to you, [...]

Continue Reading →