In My Bag

My grandfather is in a nursing home. Currently there are some legal issues surrounding him being there, including a so-called “guardianship” who hasn’t been paying his bills and has been busy threatening my mom with severing all ties between her and my grandfather if she “interferes” in any way. Sigh. But, that is hopefully being [...]

I have clothing in mind for Christmas. Not necessarily port authority clothing, but clothing nevertheless. My youngest brother loves what he calls “swishy” pants, and my oldest brother has been asking my mom for this ridiculously expensive hoodie for the past few weeks. I told my mom to get some sweat suits for Alyssa and [...]

Someday, my husband and I want to buy land. We have every intention of looking at land for sale, buying land, and then building our own home on it. We’ll probably stay in the general area that we are now. Why do we want to buy land and build a house? Well, we’re not content [...]

While some people may find success with the use of diet pills or a diet patch, in conjunction with watching what they eat and exercising regularly, I am throwing my hands up in defeat. I have been working on weight loss since my daughter was born (three years ago!), and have not managed to lose [...]

I love the bank we have our checking account at. Last month we had an issue with fraudulent charges done via ACH (automatic clearing house), charges that resulted in over $800 in NSF fees. I called the bank in a panic, and the guy calmed me down and credited everything back, right there over the [...]

Last year, Dan and I attended the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire. While we were there, I had the opportunity to try on some sexy corsets. I was impressed. While it took someone else about five minutes to lace me into one, and I could practically feel my ribs rearranging themselves around my pushed up internal organs, [...]

Our secondary bathroom’s bathroom sink is leaking. When we first moved in we immediately noticed the link in the master bathroom, and ran out and bought a new faucet and drain pipe not long after. A few months later we spotted our kitchen sink leaking, and dropped a large chunk of change to replace the [...]