I don’t know how many of you fit into the Spouse Who Stays Home category…but I do.  When we lived in Georgia, Tim didn’t travel much for work.  Actually, he traveled *maybe* once a year…twice if things were really out of whack. Now?  In Colorado?  With his new job? He’s was gone for part of [...]

this is our story. from scratch.

I am still trying to get all of my draft posts OUT of my Draft folder. I am failing miserably.  I stil have about 100 drafts.  Of unfinished business. I wonder if all of my unfinished, half-written – or sometimes not at all written – drafts telling of me in real life? Hmm… This particular [...]

This is something that I wrote a few years ago (and sent it out to a few running-related places – to no avail, except Steve Runner at Phedippidations – thanks for reading my story, Steve!).  Writing this story was part motivation, part capturing the timeline that was Tim, trying like hell to be a runner.  Now?  [...]

I’m not buying a damn toaster oven.  Sorry. Not for a birthday.  Not for a Christmas present.  Not for any kind of celebration. Except maybe a wedding.  Or a baby shower.  Though, come to think of it, gifting someone a toaster oven at a baby shower might be misconstrued… Tim wanted this crazy ass toaster oven [...]

me: I’m quitting curtains. I mean, I didn’t really like the “curtain selection” task before but now?  LOATHE. Tim: Um….may I ask why, exactly, the curtains are receiving your wrath? me: I just spent an entire day. A DAY on curtains.  Who does that?  Also? I’ve only confused myself further.  Like, for instance, did you [...]

Wow. I didn’t realize it’s been like, what? A whole week since I’ve posted anything. Did you miss me? No? Fantastic. I want you to know that I had grand plans….grand plans!…. this morning to sit at the computer with my coffee and bang out a perfectly crafted little diddy about our experience in Maui [...]

Wow, you guys.  I am REALLY struggling.  R-E-A-L-L-Y. S-T-R-U-G-G-L-I-N-G. This week…*sigh* is an emotionally difficult week.  I am one of “those people” who get really attached to stupid things…like a movie ticket from a first date (which, by the way, I still have said emotionally attached ticket from Tim and my first date) or I get [...]

Sooooo….this post was written back when I thought (keyword, here) I was bloggy popular and suuuuuuuper awesome and riding a wave of high fives and lots and lots of comments. What the hell happened, right? I kind of want to have booshy start growing again…sort of give me some sense of purpose.  Can you help me?  [...]

***Prelude*** Most of this post was already written – just in shorthand/Jessica-notes-style format.  So I just edited a bit to make it, you know, cohesive. ***End prelude*** Did I ever mention that Tim and I took our budding relationship to a screeching halt?  I mean, it kinda felt like when you were new at the [...]