Thanks to all who have shot me emails or notes and my sincerest apologies for not responding. Having not logged in for a few months and not receiving any email notifications, I honestly had no idea you guys were trying to get a hold of me. That said, you rock, and thank you.

As one would expect of a single mom who works at a crappy job full time while seeking new employment full time and maintaining a menagerie, I've been very busy.

We've had two recent guests at the Stray Pet Inn (otherwise k… Continue

Okay, women. I know you all can relate to this, so when the guys start harassing me in the comments, show me some support, and feel free to add to the 10 I have here!

All in the name of fun and truth, here are my 10:

1. Don't use terms of endearment in the first email. Don't call me "Sugar," "Babe," "Sweetie," "Sexy," or anything else representing familiarity that we do not yet have. I am not your Sweetie, and I never will be. Don't use cheesy pick-up lines. Put the 101 Best Pick-Up Lines… Continue

It was nearly a year ago that I wrote the following, and since then, I have mastered the art of dog nail grinding, but I enjoyed looking back on this post and thought perhaps some of the ladies out there could relate.

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Becoming a single mother makes a woman realize just how limited she is. The truth is, I have had to accept the fact that I cannot make it in life with only my Swiss Army knife. Though I have opened cans, put cheap furniture together, installed curtain… Continue

Yesterday as I was coming into the kitchen to wash dishes, I saw a black widow hanging from a web attached to my faucet. She literally grabbed up a small bug that had flown in through the kitchen window and then climbed up her web to a hiding place located underneath the fixture. I couldn't see under the fixture, and I am currently out of Raid, something I go through around here like most parents go through gallons of milk, so I turned on the faucet and washed dishes as usual. What else could I… Continue

I am usually a pretty upbeat, joyful person who finds humor in most of life. This leads those who don't know me to mistake me for someone who has it all together. But let's face it. I went from stay-at-home mom to full-time, sole custody, single mom with limited/no child support in a horrible recession. I don't have it all together. Life kinda sucks actually.

So after enduring some conversations with some arrogant egotists, I waltzed over to my regular blog,… Continue