Dorothy and a Heap of Yellow Bricks

I spent much of my childhood as Dorothy. I had the light blue checkered dress.  I had a small, brown stuffed dog whom I called Toto. (I’m not going to lie, I still have the dog – her real name is Sheila – she sleeps in the bed with Michael, me, and Zeke the kitty). [...]

A Place to Become

(This post is written in honor of Studio 360 (spinning/indoor cycling) and their charitable event “Ride for Their Lives.” This is a Three Hour Spinning marathon to raise funds for Arizona’s HomeBase Youth Services – an honorable organization that takes at-risk homeless youth off the streets of Phoenix and gives them a place where they [...]

The Winner’s Crease

I am a cheater. I grew up playing board games: Are You My Mother?, CandyLand, Chutes and Ladders, Monopoly, Checkers, Chinese Checkers, 13 Dead End Drive, and versions of Chess that ended up more like Barbie Dolls with kings and queens than the actual game. And every chance I got, I cheated. I peeked when [...]

With an I

I had a run-in at the open bar at a wedding with a girl in a Pepto-Pink dress. The reception was about one hour from over and the bar had just run out of vodka, tequila, white wine, champagne… A group of women had gathered. Despair crossed our overly-make-up-ed faces. Would we be forced to [...]

Goal #29: Visit NSA

(To read about my 101 Goals in 1001 Days project go here). We were having a domestic incident. Michael was chasing me and I was screaming. It was a blood-curdling-deep-from-the-gut-heavy-on-the-shrill scream. Straight from the horror movies — fitting because I was truly horrified. I ran from the kitchen, I ran around the living room. I [...]

The Actual List of Goals

To read about my 101 Goals in 1001 Days list go here. I have had many people request that I post my list of 101 Goals. Ug. I did NOT like hearing this. I was perfectly happy blogging about the goals I had completed, all the while keeping the rest of the list to myself [...]

The Light Box

Last night I had a run in with a toddler. I was at the salsa bar at Rubio’s Fresh Mexican Grill. I actually PREFER Chipotle overall, but I love the salsa at Rubio’s so much I eat it with a spoon (or with my finger if I can’t get any more out of the container [...]