There are millions of jokes about women turning into their mothers. I assume these jokes are almost as old as motherhood itself. I am not worried about turning into my mother at all. I don’t look anything like her or anyone on her side of the family. I am not a mother of humans (just cats). We have wildly difference… Read more »
My mother had a saying I heard a lot as a child whenever we were out and about. It was “make along.” As in, whatever you’re feeling right now, this is not the place. Smile. Be pleasant. Don’t cry in public. Don’t air grievances. Don’t make it weird by having a visible reaction to anything. What would people think? I… Read more »
I recently had a long conversation with a couple coworkers about what I thought were the most common thing on Earth- black pants. Half of my pants are black and I assumed that this was just normal. Apparently not. 2 of the 4 people in the conversation claimed to not own a single part of black pants. NONE. Not a… Read more »
Earlier today I decided to open up a bag of snacks. While absent mindlessly watching TV I ate the entire bag. No I don’t know what I was thinking. Oh right- I wasn’t. Now I have a gut ache and I am finding myself wondering what the hell is wrong with me. I know better than this. I’m going to… Read more »
In case you hadn’t heard- book clubs – along with good old-fashioned books- are back! I made the decision to get more books and less screens in my life a while back and I’m so glad I did. If you missed that you can read about that here https://beckypalmer.me/?p=4856 And yes I have joined the book club at my library!… Read more »
Have you ever had a dream so real that after you wake up you aren’t sure if you were dreaming or not? I’ve had a rash of them lately. Most recently, I dreamt that my dear husband gave away our cat Lilly. I have no idea why I would dream such an absurd thing. But it was SO real that… Read more »
I’m physically tired- it’s been a very good but very busy week and I’m still recovering. I’m also mentally tired. The government shut down has caused a sharp uptick in the political memes online which gets old fast, and just living in the shitstorm that is the US right now takes a lot of a person. So the list of… Read more »
There are a lot of crazy myths out there. There are a couple categories that I see over and over again that really bug me. And they finally bugged me enough that I have to say something before I lose it. #1 NO ONE is putting Nair in shampoo bottles and making their roommates/ former lovers/ stepsisters/ etc. go… Read more »
In recent weeks I’ve gotten both my flu and COVID shots for the year. My husband mentioned this in passing and someone made the comment that I was “living in fear”. Ummmmm no. I’m vaccinated against all kinds of diseases including measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, shingles, tetanus, influenza and yes, COVID. Once I hit 60 I’m going to get… Read more »
Anyone who knows me even a little knows that my niece and nephew are my heart. I love them almost as much as I would if I’d actually given birth to them. Luke is 21 and that is really hard for me to comprehend. I feel like it was just a couple years ago I held him at his baptism… Read more »