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!

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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 days of summer” [...]

“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 hang [...]

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 ago and [...]

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 another example of [...]

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 check in since [...]