Busy, Sunburnt, Tired
Working hard this weekend. Kids are with their dad. In addition to buying and installing MS Office and a 500-GB external hard drive on my computer, I’ve weeded the flowerbeds and watered the lawns (which is how I got the sunburn), made a huge batch of fresh tomato salsa, paid the bills, done six loads […]
Things I Miss, Being a Single Mom
Let’s start with the obvious: Household help. It was wonderful when I had a housekeeper. She came on alternate weeks and did the dusting, the vacuuming, the bathroom scrubbing, the windows, and the kitchen. She was a dream. I had a yard guy, who also came on alternate weeks and mowed, edged, mulched, and picked […]