Guest Blog Post at Arkansas Women Bloggers!

The super awesome ladies over at Arkansas Women Bloggers have allowed me to ramble on for quite a while in their space today. They are featuring stories about travel and summer camps during July, so I decided to write about my trip to France this past winter.  However, the post evolved on it’s own andContinueContinue reading “Guest Blog Post at Arkansas Women Bloggers!”

Week 4 – Ready, go!

Well hello there everyone!  I haven’t blathered on about my job situation in a while…exactly three weeks, to be precise. Lord, has it only been three weeks?  It feels longer. So, what’s new, you might ask?  Not much.  I’m still without a full-time job.  I’m still searching for the perfect non-office workspace (today I’m atContinueContinue reading “Week 4 – Ready, go!”

Cupcakes…or not

Domesticity alert!! I’ve suddenly found myself seized by the urge to make cupcakes.  For the record, I have never, ever wanted to make cupcakes. I blame my sister in law for this weirdness.  She is is clearly winning the domestic goddess award in our family.  Not only is she having our first grandchild/niece, but sheContinueContinue reading “Cupcakes…or not”

Falling back on the words of history

It was a very interesting time, sociologically speaking, to be in DC this past weekend.  At the risk of being obvious, some big stuff has happened in the last few years on the national political scene, as well as back home in Arkansas. I’ve always loved DC.  I first visited during Close Up (remember that?)ContinueContinue reading “Falling back on the words of history”

The travel tip that’s gonna make me famous

So, as I sauntered out into the sticky, manure-scented air upon my return to Arkansas this evening, I realized that I might, quite frankly, be a genius. See, I have never, in all my years as a traveler to destinations both foreign and domestic, come across this particular travel tip.  Oh, I’m sure that it’sContinueContinue reading “The travel tip that’s gonna make me famous”