Running with scissors

So much for Sunday being a day of rest. Somehow I woke up yesterday with a feverish need to organize, sort and de-clutter as much as possible, and all in one day. My self-imposed deadline was the new series premiere episode of Mad Men, which I wanted to watch and wallow in with a good [...]

Pet peeves

We just had a moment on the sofa, The Mutt, Thing 1 and I. The Mutt was nuzzled into me on the right and Thing 1 jumped up to sit at my left. And he actually purred! And The Mutt behaved himself impeccably – no growls, no agitation, just a bit of a hard stare. And [...]

Help

I just did some calculations. Was lying in bed, staring at the two extra cupboard doors propped up against one of the bedroom walls (extracted recently from Hubby’s walk-in closet – long story) and wondering how long there is to go in this DIY challenge of mine. Seven weeks, people. Seven weeks to wrap up [...]

Tick tock

In my ideal world you’d be able to buy more time like you can a hotel room or takeaway food. You’d pick up the phone to a real person (not voice-activated machine – I always have to put on an American accent for those to understand me, which is awfully embarrassing if somebody is listening), [...]

Who’s a clever boy then?

Something happened to Hubby this weekend. Either he’s as sick as I am of all the furniture and belongings still displaced after our new floor installation. Or maybe the heat’s messing with his brain. It is with mine. Tucson’s monsoons are now a week overdue and things are getting ugly, and I mean all over [...]