The Bloom Project
"When a husband unloads a wife or a wife unloads a husband – however it happens, death, desertion, divorce: the three D’s- she blooms. Like flowers. Like fruit. She’s ripe. That is the woman for...
View ArticleA Catch Up Entry
It has been so long since I’ve written. I think about it every day. I even jot down notes on my Blackberry’s notepad so that I don’t forget all of my ideas. In the last few weeks, Baby V has become...
View Article13 Months!
My “baby” is 13 months old today. One year ago, I was still suffering mightily from the episiotomy and all of the muscle strain I experienced carrying a baby for 40 weeks and then pushing all 7 pounds...
View Articlethis and that
(What Baby V is doing while I write) Two more Mondays after today and then we won’t count Mondays anymore for ten whole weeks. I’m hoping that Odie and I will start switching off more on some night...
View ArticleThe Bloom Project is still on
My Grandma Marge always said, “Getting old is Hell.” Thanks, Grandma! Something to look forward to! It made me sad and scared to become an adult, since it was clearly something hateful and horrible....
View ArticleCutting the electronic cord
I am not proud of my addiction to technology. Specifically, I loathe my electronic tether to my Blackberry. Aesthetically, it endears me with its lavendar color, tiny little buttons and familiar...
View ArticleSleeping baby, restless mind
Everyone is asleep. It’s 7:30 on Saturday morning and I’m sitting on my couch with my coffee (nonfat milk and Truvia) listening to the whirring sound of Pringles’ swing. All night long she has been...
View ArticleFlourish: The Housewife Project
When the subject of your blog is you, I think you have to bring something new every now and then to keep people interested. That’s right YOU. Get on it. You’re boring me. This is one of the writing pet...
View ArticleBLOOM
We all have our personal challenges in life. They are as unique as each of us is. One of mine is overcoming envy, jealousy, and the bitter hatred of all the fires in hell that accompanies them. I...
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