Rain, rain and more rain. Don’t bother watching the forecast right now, it is just going to rain and then rain some more. Truth be told, I don’t really mind the rain all that much. Yes it does do a serious number on my hair but for the most part rainy days usually mean cooler […]

I am rapidly closing in on my due date and these past several months have taught me how obnoxious strangers can be. Of course, I already had an idea of how obnoxious people can be but being pregnant really seems to up the ante for some.
To help those who seem to have trouble not harassing […]

I love writing to do lists and notes to remind myself, or my husband, to remember important tasks. Lately, I have found that sometimes it makes more sense to email myself rather than write myself a note. If I am sitting at the dining room table using my laptop and there is no pen and […]

Cereal is an easy and quick breakfast option, however finding a “healthy” cereal is not always easy. If you read the ingredients on most cereal boxes you will be blown away by the additives that are included. There are dozens and dozens of ingredients in even the most basic looking cereals.
While I have tried, and […]

Every month of pregnancy is extremely different, and there are high and lows that come with each trimester. Most people spend the first trimester feeling awful, spend most of the second trimester feeling pretty good and finish off with the third trimester feeling tired and achy. The 8th month of pregnancy has been very interesting […]

Is it me or are the birds waking up earlier this year? Every morning around 3:30 a.m. they start chirping like mad. I don’t particularly mind the noise, it is certainly better than a car alarm or drunk people, etc, however I feel like the birdies are starting their morning choir practice earlier than in […]

For some reason one of my high school English classes (think it was 10th grade?) popped into my head today. I remembered these orange vocabulary books we used to study for spelling tests. I was reminded today of a word that appeared in that book…interloper. The definition the book gave was - one who interlopes…and […]

For those of you that have trouble getting up in the morning, may I suggest a living alarm clock. While a dog is generally a good choice, I highly recommend a cat for the following reasons:
- Unlike a dog that will usually only wake you up if they need to go to the bathroom, a […]

So after that unbearable (and unseasonable) heat we had recently we are back to our normal upstate NY May weather. Not hot, not cold, a little rain and lots of things in bloom.
My lilacs finally popped open! Is there anything better than opening your bedroom curtains in the morning and looking down on your lilac […]

Supposedly this summer-like weather we have been having for the past few days is on its way out. Hopefully by the time this is posted the weather will have dropped below (and remain below) 80 degrees. One can only hope…
Some things I have noticed regarding the 85+ degree weather:
- Any time the temperature rises close […]