DoozieLife

So, I have been single for a while.  A lotta crap has been going on in life, I didn’t really want to date anyone in a serious fashion, but I wanted to have someone to talk to besides surly teens and toddlers.  So, I posted a Yahoo Personals ad, and a Match.com ad.  I talked [...]

It has come to my attention, deservedly, that I am biased in my writings about how life has been lately.  Yes, I have tried to be true to my feelings in this blog, put all my whining and complaining here because I can’t voice it to anyone in my personal life.  Here, I can write [...]

My step-mother has been in the hospital a couple of weeks now.  On March 27th, I stopped by ICU to see her (I was on my way to UCSF to see my daughter aftger her surgery), give my two cents worth to her nurses, and brought a collage for her to keep in her room [...]

Now, we all know that children hate to share.  One of the things they hate to share most is you.  They are jealous of every moment of your time, every asset they perceive to belong to you, of your home and their space.  When you are in a relationship, this becomes readily apparent, as any [...]

This week, I returned to my job. Not my everyday, raising children, trying to keep the house from being absolutely disgusting and all the pets fed and alive for another day job.. but my real, income producing, thought required job. I am , and guess I always will be, a graphic designer. [...]

When you look ahead to the new year, what do you see?  For many of us, we are currently in a state of financial uncertainty, emotional duress and an all around feeling of blah.  I think there are few who can deny that 2009 has ended on a sour note in at least some aspect.  [...]

So, last night I posted about the change happening in our household… What I see as a new beginning, a chance for friendship, a family that will grow stronger.  I think DoozieDad feels the same way, from the beginning he told me… (and I didn’t write it down right that minute, so I am paraphrasing…)  [...]

We had the first huge storm of the season this week, always a huge shocker for this California mom. The rain and the wind is a reminder that it is time to make sure that the kid’s wardrobe is going to be up to snuff for the winter. One look at my son’s [...]