Archive for July 2008

Single parents, you can check out my latest take (or should I say “take out”?!) in my column, Dinner for One, at The Imperfect Parent. (Oh, and you can, too, Mom.) Cheers!

Originally uploaded by onewomanshow I’m looking at the date as I type this – and wow, is it already the end of July? Where did the month go? If we use my rounding up strategy, we’re practically into October. Yikes! Let’s make a deal and not round up. Truthfully, I don’t know where our “lazy [...]

“So, Susan, now that you’ve jumped out of an airplane, what are you going to do next?” “Hmmm. Good question. I guess I should tell you I’m going to visit Mickey Mouse, but that’s so cliche. Why don’t we say I’m going to bust my ass at work, then take a few days off to [...]

Ok, here’s the low-down on my skydiving adventure. I’ll try not to bore you with the details. Or maybe I will. Hey, I did a tandem jump and you didn’t (presumably), so I can do what I want! The Back Story I met a woman, Georgia, through a women’s networking lunch group a few years [...]

So about a year ago I had this idea. An idea that I have NO idea why it came to me and then wouldn’t go away. I get ideas in my head at times, as I’ve alluded to, but certainly nothing like this. It might be because I turn 40 next month. It might be [...]

My son asked me this yesterday: “You know when people get really old, do you think eating lots of chocolate helps them stay alive?” My response: “I sure hope so.” Seriously, I think it may work. I’m going to up my intake starting today.

Dear Peeps, May I borrow the term “peeps” from my kids and call you that? Do I even have any peeps – or even a single peep – left after not blogging for a week?! Then Well, the last week kind of got away from me, so thanks to those of you for continuing to [...]