The tweets and blog posts have started. This weekend, the circus is in town. They even paraded the elephants through downtown Orlando as they made their way into Amway Center. And I know E. would have LOVED to have seen that. She’d also love the circus. From the clowns to the acrobats to yes, the…
Random Rant
It’s Beginning to Feel Like Christmas
I know I’ve been very cranky lately, but the past two nights have restored my joy in this time of year. First, I made E. one of those personalized Santa videos that you’ve probably seen all over your Facebook feed this week. It’s pretty spectacular. You start here, and you include your child’s name, age,…
My Virtual Scream
I swear, I’m not normally this cranky of a person but this week is kicking my ass. I thought I’d feel better after my Holiday Hangover rant the other day, but each day keeps bringing more stress. To wit: — Remember how I left the sunroof open on Sunday and then it rained into the…
Be the Change
I’m haunted by the recent 60 Minutes story on homeless and starving children. These aren’t kids who live across the world or even across the country — they live in MY community. The help centers profiled in the piece are in shopping plazas I go to all the time. These food pantries struggling to keep…
Sidelined by a Superbug
I’m sick. Grossly sick. My stomach wasn’t feeling great at work on Monday, but I figured it just had a hangover from my weekend of Thanksgiving gluttony. But by the time I picked E. up from school, made dinner and cleaned up dinner, I was starting to feel pretty awful. Within an hour, I had…