Some people spend their whole lives looking for something they are passionate about and never find a carreer that truly ignites them. For me I had felt certain I had found it in this  and  in this. But I may have changed my mind.PLEASE give me this job (see video below). It is all I will ask for and I will rise to the challenge in a most glorious way. I promise.Plus I am a nice person so afterwards I will go around and aplogize for making them look as stupid as they must be    silly.  ... More »

(continued from yesterday's post... still at the mall.)She: Mummy? I need to tell you something else. It's kinda bad. *looks at me with solemn brown eyes and then smirks*Me: *looks to the heavens* Oh my lord, child, what is it?She: Well... the other day? When I was at Jed's house for dinner? Well... I ate with my mouth open.At first she looks SO guilty, but this expression quickly morphs into smiling. I bite my lip. This is the kinda bad thing she has to tell me? Oh. My. Days.Me: *leans in with mock shock* Ava Scarlett!!? *clutches pearls*She: *slightly pained* I knoooow!... More »

This is a scene from a mall...She: Mummy, I need to tell you something. *picks up napkin and wipes pizza sauce from her mouth*Me: *takes deep breath* Yeeeessss? *feels stroke coming on*She: Well... *sheepish* I don't really like apple juice anymore.I swear to god, these kids...Me: *relieved* Oh. Well, why not?She: *cocks head* Well, I used to like it, you know, back when I was a little kid, but now that I'm a big girl, well... I just don't like it anymore. Because it's for babies.This baby of mine is currently the ripe old age of five, so I feel... More »

first there was this furnace then there was this A/C unit- now this fabulous and romantic sump pump battery back upfollowed by the removal and switch over of some remenant knob and tube wiring (wildly jealous?)happy birthday to meI hate being an adultstay tuned- my washer dryer are chatting in the night about how fun it would be to break down together and my driveway needs paving. (surely this tragedy explains why I stayed out till 3 am last night. A girl has to find a way to laugh and misbehave after so much unfun)... More »

It's snowing outside my window right now. *dabs eyes with tissue*We all know by now that winter is not my favourite time of year, but I should probably add how early spring is often in my bad books, too. I mean really, spring... how could you?What I realise is my expectations of spring are entirely too great each year - come March, I am oh, SO desperate for the dreaded winter to be over, and as the days on the calendar inch closer and closer to the magical twenty-first day of the month, indicating spring at last, I tend to... More »