Blog's Anniversary, Writing

Four Years? A WordPress Reality Check

I've been blogging on WordPress for FOUR years.  Four years?  That's what WordPress says.  It's a WordPress Anniversary.  Woo hoo!  Let's all celebrate with jazz hands.  Should I be taking WordPress out for dinner, or should WordPress bring me flowers?  Maybe we should let this anniversary slide, like Flag Day or Washington's birthday.  It doesn't feel like… Continue reading Four Years? A WordPress Reality Check

Gardening, Random Ramblings

Empty Shell St. Patty’s Day Ramble

I'm at home, jobless, and I feel like I'm floundering. I've always wondered what it would be like to be a stay at home parent.  Let me just say, I think you need more organizational skills than I currently possess to do it justice.  I've been writing, but not as much as I thought I… Continue reading Empty Shell St. Patty’s Day Ramble

work

Release Me

It’s unofficially official.   I’m being “released” from my job in mid-January. I didn’t do anything wrong. “It’s not personal. It’s business.” Yup! There’s nothing like a tired cliché to make the “we’re letting you go” process seem even more surreal. It makes me think of that movie, “You’ve Got Mail.” Losing my job, after… Continue reading Release Me