Fuel Your Inner Drive
Paula Libbey spent 10 years working as a copywriter in the publishing and advertising industries in New Jersey. While her career dream was to tour with a rock band as a backup singer, her severe tone deafness forced her to consider the next logical option--writing tag lines and marketing materials. Currently, Paula is a stay-at-home mom, who constantly questions her sanity while mothering her 8-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter; husband Bill, Sam the basset hound, and Lil' Bill the hermit crab.
Well, I was perfectly content [roof over my head; kids are healthy, seemingly bright and happy; I don’t live in a war-torn, third world country etc.]. That is, until I checked out my Facebook News Feed. Suddenly, all that was good now seems kind of crappy… Scroll, scroll, scroll… Oh look, the Stanwycks are on [...]
Love the Earth, keep your face off the ground The earth needs love. And Earth Day is a fitting reminder of that fact. Ice caps are melting faster than ever people. Still, few of us are willing to downsize our homes or our cars [It’s hard to fit 2.5 kids and a menagerie of animals [...]
I just had to wax my eyebrows…again. I just did it last week! Doesn’t that seem excessive? My bushy brows grow fast – warp speed. If I ignored my ever-blossoming brows for even a week, what looks like a wooly bear caterpillar would appear over each eye. Over the past 25 years [starting at 16, [...]
Spring is approaching so it’s time to declutter [I have to make room for new clutter…summer clutter]. Where to begin is the question. Starting with the garage or closets would require a dumpster. So I will start small. I will begin with the DD’s. That’s my BIG name for two small tasks The first [...]
It’s fitting right? We celebrate Valentine’s Day in February. The heart is the symbolic shape of Valentine’s Day. Therefore, we give loved ones heart-shaped things like cards [best card store ever: Uncooked], conversation hearts, and chocolates. Though they really look nothing like actual human heart.* I am guessing Valentine’s candy isn’t shaped like an actual heart because [...]
There is nothing healthy about this recipe. Probably it is best eaten while wearing stretch pants and after you’ve had a clear EKG. But it fills you with the comfort and warmth that even a glass of wine and a Snuggie can’t provide… “Bake-in” oozy bread Ingredients 1 package bacon, chopped 1 jar or bottle maple syrup [...]
I always find it moving (who doesn’t) when a community or the country comes together for a cause or in times of tragedy. At those times, it’s so easy to realize the power of togetherness. I wonder why in my own everyday life, I struggle to see the power of togetherness. Well, I kind of [...]
Winter is just about here and I’m sad. It’s true, the doctor said I have Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) [So, I’m a SAD SAHM?]. I like this very official sounding diagnosis because it means I’m not just bitchy and lazy, which is what I was before the diagnosis. Apparently my moods depend on the sun [...]
I have been told on occasion [or perhaps more frequently…who's counting?] by a teacher or two [or more…again, who's counting?] that my child tends to daydream during class. I don’t know where my child learned the art of daydreaming. I know that I learned to daydream at a very young age—not in school, but at [...]
If you’re reading this, you may be looking for real answers. There are no real answers here. That being said, let’s move on to my astute observational skills. Some big life changes suck [and continue to suck for most of your life and require thousands of dollars worth of therapy] and some big life changes [...]
