You know those types of days. You have a nagging cold that isn’t big enough to keep you in bed, but it’s sure big enough to make you feel like you stuffed your head in a goldfish bowl. The kids all look distorted, their jabbering is muffled and punctuated by ‘clinks’ as they tap … [Read more...]

My sister and I bought a house together. Well, really due to my then-unemployment, she was the one on the mortgage and I was quitclaimed to the title after the fact. We had been reading real estate books, looking at FSBO's and getting all fired up about investing. A five-bed, … [Read more...]

It’s a hole. It’s a hole in the ground,” I shouted through the door to my sister who was patiently waiting her turn. “We talked about this. You can do it,” she said. It had been many years since I’d needed encouragement in the bathroom, but I felt her support through the door. … [Read more...]

“Do I look like an evil, violent person?” I asked my husband. “Well, sometimes, like when you’re really hungry,” He answered, a little too honestly. So, I punched his arm. “Stop it. I’m being serious. I hate that they search my bags every time we travel.” I dumped the contents … [Read more...]