When I was 14, this album was released: Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Welcome to the Pleasuredome. It was revolutionary given that they were openly gay in 1984. The word "period" wasn't even permitted on television until a year later, in a Playtex commercial. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOHCtQfFn7E I don't recall it being groundbreaking, but that could be because I… Continue reading Screw It, I’m Eating Tater Tots- Episode 19
I told a friend last week that I'll be entering menopause on September 23rd, and she was surprised because she thought I'd already been in menopause, and I was like, oh no, no, no, that was PERI-menopause. The calm before the storm, but in this case, the calm is actually the storm. She had no… Continue reading September 23rd
homeschooled I believe many parents think they have to pick up where teachers left off. That is what I thought when I initially started homeschooling, and it was my first mistake. So here is my recommendation for all of you who are new to homeschooling. Make some cookies and call it math for the… Continue reading Screw It, I’m Eating Tater Tots- Episode 18
So that I don’t melt into a puddle of meh. Anna is back at her college, our country is just so icky, I really hate social media (particularly Facebook*), and we aren’t homeschooling yet. More about this in a moment. *I took it off my phone and laptop, so I guess I’m off Facebook now.… Continue reading Things I am Doing to Keep Me Out Of Trouble
This has been sitting in the bottom drawer of my desk since 2018 I was thrilled to learn that someone connected to the late John Hughes was reading my screenplay. But here's the thing about my screenplay: it's terrible. I've fallen madly in love with Kate, Regina, and Val over the last five years. I… Continue reading Screenplays and Books and Regrets
First, I need to say that my birthday was spectacular within a pandemic. My husband worked so hard to make sure that turning 50 while being unable to hug anyone who lives outside of my home was so special, that he created a private Facebook group after my mom had mentioned to him that maybe… Continue reading Is It Over Yet? Screw It, I’m Eating Tater Tots- Part Thirteen
A Grace Full Life 