Mama Blah Blah

No, I haven't been eaten by a pack of wolverines, I've just been trying to keep my head above water--but my blog has suffered for ma...

So:  I gave notice at my job this week. No worries, I have another job to go to. More to come.

This morning I was sitting in a ballroom listening to a talk on the neurophysiology of empathy. The presenter stated that one of the major...

I think I have mentioned on here that there have been some big bad scary things happening to many people I know. (Oh, yes! Right here. ) O...

Viva recently got a bee in her bonnet about tidying up before bed. She picked up all the toys in the living room, folded up all the throw bl...

Having just purchased a box of haircolor to cover my roots, I look in the mirror and conclude I am fighting a losing battle. Is there a way ...

The other day, when I was working from home, it was a beautiful day. The weather has been a bit cool, which Viva doesn’t appreciate, because...

Disregard--just testing to see if I can actually publish from my phone. Thanks for your patience. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

  Today I am working from home, in the living room of my new apartment. I am facing the windows, and all I can see is trees. It is a beaut...

Home - is where I want to be But I guess I’m already there I come home - she lifted up her wings Guess that this must be the place ...

I won’t bore you with the details, but on Friday, September 9, the Blah Blah Family finally moved. It took weeks of preparation, as we wer...

Following up on my last post : on Saturday, Viva got her hair trimmed and re-done in a half-twisted, half-out chunky 'fro. She totally ...

My Viva is 8 years old. She is bigger than she has ever been, but she is still, in the scheme of things, a little girl. She often shows suc...

Are you still there?  My mind is kind of running amok these days. Work has been extra busy since sometime in May. As I reached a deadline ...

The Blah Blah Family has had our fair share of crappy luck with housing. Since 2006, we have rented three houses in the Los Angeles area, an...

Help! My kid is becoming a tween! Let’s look at the evidence: (1) She is borrowing my clothes. Right now she prefers my T-shirts to her ...

With all that's been going on in the past couple of months, I realize I have not yet written about Ceeya's transition to preschool...

What a whirlwind the past couple of weeks have been. My grandmother has been gone for two weeks already and I feel like I still have not had...

After 85 years, she is gone. My grandmother passed away late Wednesday night. There are no words. I am grateful for her. That is all I can t...

Dear Anonymous Woman who Wanted Just a Small Salad This Afternoon, I am sympathetic to you. I realize that it could just as easily be me who...