Ten years ago I watched as a family friend, a woman I called “MommaK,” fight the biggest battle of her life. Mother to my high school boyfriend, friend to my own mother, Madonna was an important person in my life when I was young. As a 21-year-old girl, I had little understanding of ovarian cancer…
Well, I guess I already have a lot on my plate, but lately I’ve been in a blogging funk and I think that the only prescription (other than cowbell) is to just blog through it. Literally. Thanks to Jaime and Joanna, I caught wind of NaBloPoMo…. National Blog Posting Month, where you blog every single…
I know why a smell can conjure up a memory in two seconds flat…. yet it ceases to amaze me how our brains and emotions link scents and experiences. It’s because of memories that one of my favorite fragrances is the sweet spring smell of lilacs.I’d be lying if I told you it was because…
Turning 30 was momentous. I wanted to be 30 so bad I could taste it. FMF, one of my favorite peoples, made it as exciting as it could be on a work day…. a crown and flashing badge were involved. I may or may not have gotten overly drunk that birthday night, because in my mind,…
I love certain blogs. & Mandy @ Harper’s Happenings is a top five on my reading list. Mandy posted “10 Random Things” and a 10 question prompt that is a fun way for me to talk about myself for those of you who don’t really know me well, and perhaps to surprise the ones that…
There have been mentions of my random addictions in previous posts, and I suppose it’s time to come clean. “Hello, my name is Momma, and I’m addicted to television. And soda. And junk food.” And as many others have done before me, I’m blaming my mom. As a kid, my mom use to bring home…
