When I was a wee little girl, I would caution everyone that left our house “Uoo beeee careful out dere. Dis cold, dark and wainy” which translates to ”You be careful out there. Its cold, dark and rainy.” I believe I will print out those words of wisdom and post them on the front door [...]

For some crazy reason, I woke up at exactly 3 a.m. last night. I tried to go back to sleep for over an hour, but the sleep fairies had apparently left the building. I don’t wake up like that very often, but when I do, it is always around this time of the year. I [...]

On Saturday afternoon, Roomie and I decided to head to The Nearest Real City With Actual Good Stores to try to find a rug for our dining room area.  We looked in every silly store this side of, well, the world until we decided to brave the mall to see if our friends at JCPenney’s [...]

Remember when I told you about my friend Nate, the guy that Always Goes Way Above The Call Of Duty? Um, yeah. You should probably read what he had to say yesterday. Also: how do you think he would feel about an arranged marriage as there have been quite a few of my Starlite college [...]

Last night I mentioned that Roomie and I went to her first doctor’s appointment here in Tennessee. The doctor might have mentioned once or thrice that Roomie needs to continue to be smart about weight gain, staying in shape, etc. Roomie is not big by any means, but the doctor mentioned that it is easier [...]

Earlier this week, Roomie mentioned that she had her first doctor’s appointment here in Tennessee scheduled for this morning.  “So… can I come?” I asked, knowing that I’d be going whether she wanted me to or not.  “If you want, but don’t feel like you have to.” Well, that was easier than I thought.  Done. [...]

I didn’t mention this before, mainly because I like to avoid the internet weirdos, but I’ve been on my own for about three months before Roomie moved here. Katie, my old roommate, went home in early May to spend the summer with her family. By the way? Katie? SHE’S ENGAGED AS OF LAST FRIDAY. If [...]

When you choose to skip lunch because you’re super-busy and think you don’t have time to stop and eat, you will later find yourself staring down a can of Pringles while wondering just how bad it would be to have a few… Or 43.

A few of you have sent emails (that have, unfortunately, not been answered yet) asking if our programs have started back up for the fall. Even though our local schools started back yesterday, our programs won’t start until the beginning of September since we use college students as our volunteers and they don’t arrive back [...]

Note: I wrote this post several weeks ago, but just couldn’t decide whether I wanted to post it then or not. I saved it as a draft until I thought the time was right. And I think the time is now perfectly right. I haven’t been feeling like myself for the last couple of days, [...]