Author Archives: Jane

Due to extreme tiredness

I am taking the day off. (We were in the ER from 1-3 am. End result? Our son does not have appendicitis ….)See you tomorrow!

When Karma Works With You

After a slow start yesterday (the NYTimes delivered only part of the paper), things started to pick up in the good karma department. I’m 99% finished finding volunteers for “Art Adventure” at my son’s school. (this always feels great, because cold calling is not that much fun) I now have my $100 thank-you-for-paying-too-much-for-your- now-discontinued-iPhone credit. […]

The last hot day?

It’s supposed to reach 90 here today, but by week’s end, the highs should be closer to 70. (which is more to my liking, especially by the end of September) In anticipation, we are trying to finish up the yard work for the season. A couple of plants were transplanted to allow them to fill […]

Friday Flickr Five

How can it be Friday, again!? Last night I was at my son’s school for back-to-school night. Before that, I sliced my finger on some glass while re-heating spaghettios …… some of you are no doubt thinking that it was karma for serving spaghettios. It did add a nice bit of drama as I was […]

Today, I will get stuff done.

Sounds like a pledge, doesn’t it? Sometimes I need that pledge! Otherwise I end up curling up with a magazine, listening to NPR, and what do you know, the school bus arrives, and daily life takes over. Again.For you Chicagoans with free time this weekend, Greer is having a Russell + Hazel trunk show on […]