I find myself wide awake at 2 a.m. Why? Being busy beating myself up for not being a better parent. So rather than disturbing those I know with a jarring phone call at the buttcrack of dawn, I’ve decided to channel Dr. Leigh Lee (my alter ego, a nonpracticing self-help guru-in-training).
Archive for May, 2009
Self-flagellation at 2 a.m.
Posted in Deep Thoughts, Food Allergies, My World, Parenting, Rants, tagged intervention, Parenting, raising kids, self-blame, self-flagellation, special education, speech/language development delay, working mom on May 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Cheapskate’s Guide to Making Iced Coffee
Posted in Cooking Tips/Notes, Food, Guilty Pleasures, My World, Recipes, tagged Cap, Coffee-Mate, Colleen, Dunkin Donuts, iced coffee, International Delight creamer, McCafe, McDonald's, Medaglia d'Oro, mocha malted shake, recipe, yummy on May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Now that the weather’s been warming up, I’ve found myself drawn to those iced coffee ads that have been playing on TV. I’d love to have a more extraordinary day ala McDonald’s McCafé, or be able to build phenomenal sand castles like Dunkin Donuts iced coffee drinkers. But lately I’ve been feeling a bit [...]
Public Bathrooms Can Be Hazardous To Your Health
Posted in My World, Rants, tagged hazards, public bathrooms, quirks, speedbumps on May 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ever since I was little, I hated public bathrooms. I remember in grade school I would hold it in the whole day—sometimes it was downright painful—but oh, what a relief it was when I came home.
In college, I accepted the fact that necessity trumps fear of catching any communicable diseases, so I managed to get [...]
