I’m ugly

August 14, 2011January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 32 Comments

I’m not ugly because I’m nearing the second half of my life, and gravity and time have done their best to conquer me. I’m not ugly because my skin is dry and grey, wrinkles forming around my eyes and mouth, creasing my forehead and neck. I’m not ugly because the black stubble on my chin … Continue reading I’m ugly

Cruisin’

August 13, 2011January 15, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 24 Comments

Summer is winding down. Crowds are thinning out, temps are beginning to drop (even if only a little) and schools are about to start again. I am ready for fall. This weekend I went cruisin' to Navarre Beach to walk out on the fishing pier, and to DeFuniak Springs where I met a new mother, … Continue reading Cruisin’

Ya’ll gon’ make me

August 12, 2011January 9, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 12 Comments

If you ask my son, I can look a fool simply walking down the hallway. Factor in my terminally lame white girl dancing, it’s enough to put him into sugar shock. Oh, and the horrors of my singing. Easiest way for me to keep him from listening to music I don’t like, especially when we … Continue reading Ya’ll gon’ make me

Just the facts ma’am…

August 11, 2011January 9, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 14 Comments

I am a liar. When friends gush over this or that episode of their favorite TV show, I smugly claim to ‘not watch a lot of network television.‘ In saying that I see myself as somehow above the fray, too erudite to be swept up in the tsunami of reality shows, well-written family dramadies, and … Continue reading Just the facts ma’am…

Chapter Two: moving out

August 10, 2011January 5, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 29 Comments

A little over 22 years ago we brought her home. Tomorrow we'll load her car and her dad's truck with all her possessions and she'll move out on her own ~ 652 miles, 11 hours, and four states away. There is nothing more I can say about that... Submitted as part of Shell's "Pour Your … Continue reading Chapter Two: moving out

Confession is good for the soul…

August 9, 2011January 9, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 11 Comments

There was a time when anyone could send me (tag!!) a random meme and I would join in with abandon. My first tagging felt like an invitation to join the Cool Kid's club. It came a few months after my initial foray into blogging and it was as if I was given a sign I … Continue reading Confession is good for the soul…