Tag: Trad wife

A Good Friend Knows Pedestrians Are Speedbumps

What quality do you value most in a friend? What do I mean by that? Well, do you ever drive through a parking lot and get irritated with the dawdling pedestrians? Do you start assigning each of them a point value based on size and how easy they are to catch? Do you know that … Continue reading A Good Friend Knows Pedestrians Are Speedbumps

My Litany of Mostly Crappy Jobs

What jobs have you had? I started babysitting for people other than my parents when I was 11. I put out a flyer on our neighborhood mail boxes advertising myself at $3 an hour. The first family that hired me had a 4 year old daughter and two rambunctious dogs. The girl had a bunk … Continue reading My Litany of Mostly Crappy Jobs

Big Week Coming Up!

On Sunday, my daughter leaves for camp! She's so excited. She went last year and had a ball. Now, going back is all she talks about. On Thursday, my husband and I leave for Panama! I am so thrilled. The first few days are just a romantic trip for my husband and I. I can't … Continue reading Big Week Coming Up!

Dieting is So Hard

I like food, especially rich or sweet foods. Because of a botched surgery, I have limited mobility. I can walk, but not far enough to actually take a walk. I am on medication that causes weight gain. In fact, I have been on several meds that caused weight gain. Between these three things, dieting is … Continue reading Dieting is So Hard

Books, Studying, Panama

I have so many new books. I have one in depth book about the octopus. I have another with gorgeous up close photographs of plankton. Additionally, I have a book coming in the Victorian language of flowers. I would consider myself a Victorian housewife more than a 50s housewife, and I am always interested in … Continue reading Books, Studying, Panama

2 Acceptable Reasons For Divorce

The only two acceptable reasons. Infidelity and abuse are the only valid reasons to divorce. There is nothing else. Marriage is an important issue to me because I believe that marriage is the bedrock of the family, and the family is what keeps society together. I have been in a lot of mom groups in … Continue reading 2 Acceptable Reasons For Divorce

Great Weekend

We had a wonderful weekend. My husband was home Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. On Friday, we drove across town to a coffee shop my husband loves. Then we got lunch at Buffalo Wild Wings. Saturday was the best day of the three. We went to a gorgeous historic plantation in a state park. I got … Continue reading Great Weekend