100 Word Challenge: Money

January 25, 2017July 1, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 14 Comments

Aside from being the Chief Cook and Bottle Washer of my family, I am also the Chief Accountant. That means twice a month, it is I who drags out the checkbook, opens my laptop, and clears whatever household accounts payable are due. SO. MANY. ZEROS! I’ve said this before, but aside from my disdain for … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Money

100 Word Challenge: Eyes

January 18, 2017July 1, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 16 Comments

I ordered new glasses this week with the hopes of getting them by the first of next week. My eyesight, to be generous, is terrible. If I’m not wearing corrective lenses for my nearsightedness, I can’t recognize my own reflection. I could never drive or cook, nor walk around inside my home, without getting lost, … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Eyes

100 Word Challenge: Record

January 11, 2017July 1, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 1 Comment

I’ve had the notebooks for a while, but this week I’ve attempted to begin Bullet Journaling. Though it’s been around for years, it seems to have a newfound following if you look at Pinterest, and social media. I like the idea of using bullet points to keep notes. Lists work for me. If I write … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Record

100 Word Challenge: Cold

January 4, 2017July 1, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 15 Comments

At 8:18 this morning (CST) earth was at its closet point to the sun. Its perihelion. Earth is only 91,404,322 miles from the sun, a blistering 3.1 million miles closer than at its farthest distance in early July. While in this position, Earth is also moving at its fastest, meaning winter in the Northern Hemisphere … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Cold

100 Word Challenge: Sorry

December 28, 2016July 1, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 24 Comments

This time next week, 2017 will be underway and New Year Resolutions will already be broken. I stopped making Resolutions a long time ago. They became reasons to feel bad about myself when, for whatever reason - good or bad - I couldn’t fulfill my promises. Instead of making a list of things I wanted … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Sorry

100 Word Challenge: Reality

December 21, 2016July 1, 2017 ~ Tara R. ~ 7 Comments

I keep a box of sterile, disposable gloves in my kitchen. I hate handling raw meat, or smelly stuff (read: onions and the Stilton blue cheese I get for my son.) I wear gloves, a lot - easy on, easy off. Because I use so many of them, I have to replace them on the … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Reality