I remember sitting on Santa's lap whispering what toys I just had to have. I still remember when my parents braved the madness to get cabbage patch dolls for me and my sister decades ago when they were HOT. I remember carefully re-writing my Christmas lists because I always changed my mind over and over again. Is it a wonder that Christmas evolved into my dad telling us … [Read more...]
Show your class not your sass!
The last two work weeks flew by. Oddly enough, the time it took for me to work out my notice were the fastest weeks ever! I felt like I had so much to do and not enough time to do it. My friends and coworkers were baffled by the amount of work I set out to finish before leaving my job. I decided to finish writing yearly reviews for each of my 23 employees. I delivered 21 of … [Read more...]
What the Ho?? ….Fa!
Years ago, when my 6yo was about 2, I was nursing the baby (which was all I seemed to do back then) while my son was sitting beside me watching Yo Gabba. We both jumped when we heard a roar followed by a “WHAT THE H*LL?....F**K!” erupt from the vicinity of my husband’s home office. Considering he has worked for, and with, Marines for the last decade and spends most of his time … [Read more...]
Easy cheesy appetizer: “Grilled Cheese Springrolls”
Things have been busy busy busy this week. I promised my team I would bring in some lumpia, Filipino fried spring rolls, one last time before my last day. (Because yay! I am finally going to blog full time!) Since our annual Christmas gift exchange and potluck was today I woke up at 5:00am to fry them up. Related: Last minute potluck dish: chili … [Read more...]
Order to the chaos: clearing clutter
photo credit I am having one of those days when everything is just.too.much for me. It started with a glance at the calendar. One week never seemed so short in my life. I need to reorganize everything in my house while living with two little tornadoes that are ALWAYS with me. I took this little facebook quiz and I am not surprised in the slightest by the results. … [Read more...]