Why do you decorate your home? I do it 1) for a sense of hominess, 2) for the moments I feel creatively inspired, and 3) for a degree of orderliness. I know I am erratic with my efforts. However, my husband would much prefer I don’t spend much time or money on it anyway. I […]
Helpless Female UnCamping S’mores
I had heard we aren’t supposed to use the gas stove to heat the house. I assumed that meant I couldn’t use it to heat marshmallows, because sometimes these kinds of ideas get lost in my brain like it is a house of mirrors. But then we went shopping for camping food, just me and […]
When a Helpless Female is Driven to Chocolate
I have come to realize that I may not be able to write as regularly for a while, since my mom was diagnosed with aggressive and terminal brain cancer a week ago. It is a serious situation, obviously, but we as a family are still having good moments of laughing with Mom, as well as […]
Helpless Female Goes Remote Tent Camping Near GrandJean Idaho
The Anticipation I was filled with ill-defined dread. I had given up camping over 10 years ago after a trip with 7 children, ages 1 – 13 seriously tested my sanity. Not only did the packing and grocery preparation run me ragged pre-trip, but moving our household to remote locations in the woods seemed Herculian. […]
Helpless Female Gets Out to Jack in the Box
I woke up with a pleasant start. I hadn’t expected to fall asleep in my contorted positions in the front seat of the Suburban. With the summer heat, I hadn’t even had a sweatshirt to fold as a pillow. But when I woke up about half way through our 12 hour drive, I felt refreshed […]
