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Archive for August, 2009

Ten Years Time

Posted in The Mook, blogging, family matters, future plans, much love, work or lack thereof on 08.31.2009 | 7 Comments »

Tell me, have you ever thought about your circumstance in ten years? Who will you be, what will you have, who will you cherish? If there’s one thing I’ve learned: ten years is a lifetime. Anything can happen. from kristin @ better now Ten years. I can’t even tell you what I am doing next [...]

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A Little Hope?

Posted in more happy pills please, work or lack thereof on 08.27.2009 | 4 Comments »

I am borrowing this post title from one of Single Mom Seeking’s posts. While checking my feed stats, I noticed that one of the referrals was from that post, which I commented on. I’ll quote myself:  “The next person who tells me that the right guy will come along when I’m not looking for him [...]

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Things to Make and Do

Posted in The Former Mister, The Mook, cheap-ass crafts, more happy pills please, putting the FUN in dysfunctional, solo parenting, work or lack thereof on 08.25.2009 | 3 Comments »

Create another set of produce bags for the community garden organizer Make Fudgy Orange-Zucchini Cake with Orange Glaze and find people to share it with to keep me from eating the entire thing Make Zucchini Fritters Find a few more recipes to make use of the zucchini harvest Take a stack of books and CDs [...]

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Show Me That You’re Listening

Posted in Uncategorized on 08.17.2009 | 29 Comments »

If you read along here you’ll know that this is my new phrase to see whether The Mook is actually paying attention to the fact that I’ve asked her to sit properly in her chair for the 5th time. Now I’m hoping that you’ll show me that you’re reading. With a nod to Schmutzie who [...]

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I am the Anti-Martha

Posted in The Mook, blogging, cheap-ass crafts, divorce, friends on 08.11.2009 | 6 Comments »

I don’t have a sewing studio or a craft room. What I do have is a kitchen table that my sewing machine sits on. A couch with bits of stray thread stuck to it. An obsession with checking out the linens in thrift stores to see if I can upcycle anything. So when I saw [...]

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Grace in Small Things

Posted in Grace in Small Things, The Mook, friends, much love on 08.10.2009 | Leave a Comment »

The thunderstorm that arrived with these clouds The Mook’s delight in our pre-sunrise adventure of… …Picking up my parents at 5:30 am to take them to the airport for their flight to Newfoundland Time spent at the beach with The Mook and Critter The purchase of a Knetchel sideboard to serve as storage in my [...]

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Open Letters

Posted in The Former Mister, The Mook, divorce, into the void, more happy pills please, solo parenting, work or lack thereof on 08.06.2009 | 5 Comments »

(Thanks to Amira for this format) ——- Dear Former Mr: Now would be a really good time to step up, take responsibility and start paying me the money you owe me. Thanks, The woman who was stupid enough to fall for your bullshit ——- Dear Mum I’ve asked before, and I’ll ask again, please stop [...]

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Oh, Facebook.

Posted in blogging on 08.05.2009 | 9 Comments »

I just went ahead and made myself a profile on Facebook so I can connect with fellow bloggers. This will make my 3rd profile on Facebook. I’ve got one that’s all me, one that’s all business and now another for badmummynocookie.com. So, if you’d like to friend me (and you know that you do!), look [...]

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Go Me!

Posted in The Mook, cheap-ass crafts, work or lack thereof on 08.04.2009 | 2 Comments »

No, I haven’t heard about the job (thanks for asking Amira). But, just now…I filed the taxes that I should have submitted in April. So I’ll have a wee bit of money coming to me. Enough to pay off my Visa bill. In full. And I’m drafting up a letter for my late great-aunt’s lawyers [...]

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Recommended Reads

Posted in The Former Mister, blogging, divorce, family matters, more happy pills please, solo parenting on 08.04.2009 | 5 Comments »

For my Canadian pals…happy Civic Holiday! I’ve spent the majority of the day on my ass on the couch. I attempted to do a big grocery shop (I am out of everything), but – dammit – I got there 2 hours after they closed. Damn holiday hours. I’ve come across some great blog reads this [...]

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