Category Archives: Family

It’s the LIttle Things That Drive You Nuts

Posted on July 4, 2012 by This Woman Writes

Yesterday was one of those days when nothing went right, and I wouldn’t have noticed it if it had. The details don’t matter, as I’m sure you have your own version of special days like this: the toilet overflowed, the … Continue reading →

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Empowerment: Making Your Own Bread

Posted on June 26, 2012 by This Woman Writes

Back in the 1970s, the status symbol for school-aged children who brought their lunch in a brown bag (we did that back then) was Wonderbread. White, squishy, soft, building our little bodies in 12 different ways — combined with bologna … Continue reading →

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Quick, Cheap, Simple French Bread

Posted on June 26, 2012 by This Woman Writes

Homemade bread doesn’t taste anything like what you’re accustomed to buying in the store — Thank God. If you’ve never made bread before, cut yourself some slack — your first loaves may not be picture perfect, but they’ll more than … Continue reading →

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Well, one of the kittens died. I know, it was grey and ugly, the product of its homely, drab, tabby-striped, alley-cat, pregnant feral mother that someone dropped off on our property. The morning she gave birth we all looked at … Continue reading →

Posted on June 20, 2012 by This Woman Writes | 9 Comments

Conquering Fear

Posted on June 14, 2012 by This Woman Writes

My vivid imagination, in conjunction with a Type Triple A, drive-it-to-the-ground personality, means that I conjure up all sorts of dire and dreadful scenarios for any given set of actual facts. The less probable the outcome, the more likely I … Continue reading →

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Forgiveness

Posted on June 6, 2012 by This Woman Writes

A friend and I have developed a coping mechanism for forgiving reprehensible people in our lives who have hurt us. It goes like this: Forget about trying to love these people. The warm fuzzy feelings just aren’t there and we’re … Continue reading →

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Lost in the Box Store — Where Are the Socks?

Posted on May 31, 2012 by This Woman Writes

For years, whenever I wanted to fully express the abject monotony of a mind-numbingly tedious task, I drew upon the comparison of buying a pack of socks. How wrong I was. Humbled now, wrung by a recent shopping ordeal, I … Continue reading →

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I Am (amazon) Woman — Hear Me Roar!

Posted on May 23, 2012 by This Woman Writes

It was — literally — a small thing that I wanted, but my entire family gaped at me in horror, as if I had brightly announced, “I think I’ll sell my body on the streets to pick up a little … Continue reading →

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The Formidably Frightening Car Alarm Fiasco

Posted on May 15, 2012 by This Woman Writes

So I’m sitting in the car when I hear the tell-tale snick of all the doors locking. “All the doors just locked,” Tired of Being Youngest announced helpfully from the back seat. “I noticed that.” We are vaguely disquieted. I’m … Continue reading →

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Reality TV Shows: Your Real Life Is So Much Better

Posted on May 9, 2012 by This Woman Writes

I’m sure that you’re all very nice people, but please don’t be offended if I say that I’m not interested in watching your lives on a reality show. You certainly don’t want to see mine. Like now — I’m sitting … Continue reading →