Cinco de Mayo arrives tomorrow, which, for many, is no more than an excuse to gulp tequila-based drinks while chowiing down on Tex-Mex cuisine. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. The big event on my calendar lands on today, however. You’re puzzled, I’m sure, as you glance at your totally irrelevant holidays list and … [Read more…]
Life is a series of constantly changing events. Just when we think we’ve acclimated and know what we’re doing, the rug gets pulled out from under us and we have to adjust once again to the changing conditions. For the last three years, I’ve been a college student. Yup, I’m the old lady in the … [Read more…]
It’s been a heck of a last few days. New York last Friday was fantastic and I can’t wait to return–although I can wait to consume mass quantities of baked goods for a while. But I got a little run down after a whole day in the City with the kids. Then Saturday was spent … [Read more…]
That went fast. Winter break, that is. Just as I was settling into a routine that made me happy, BAM!, time to go back to school. Here comes the end of blissfully baking the day away–and the start of mountains of homework again. What was I thinking? I could have graduated last semester. I should … [Read more…]
Procrastination… The putting off of things you need to do until the very last minute. It’s almost a disease, uncontrollable in nature, unstoppable. You swear you’ll do things differently next time. You won’t wait again. And yet, the next time you’re handed a difficult task, something you don’t feel like doing, you wait. And wait. … [Read more…]