Author Archives: joey

About joey

Neurotic Bitch, Mother, Wife, Writer, Word Whore, Foodie and General Go-To-Girl

SoCS – Foiled

Posted on September 21, 2019

More than a moon ago, Sassy treated me to a pedicure. She was feeling generous and doting to Mimom, so we got ‘gels’ on our toes. My goodness, they were so shiny. I marveled at them a month later, so … Continue reading →

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My Utter Dismay

Posted on September 20, 2019

I’ve been working at my job now for … near seventeen months. My job is splendid. The people I work with are wonderful and the people I work for are good, honest, and best of all, interesting — dare I … Continue reading →

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Bounce Back

Posted on September 15, 2019

The boy one moved out and into his apartment, with lower rent than he was told, with a fireplace that wasn’t in the unit he toured, and with two outdoor chairs left by the last tenants. Quite nice. As for … Continue reading →

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Labor Day Blip

Posted on September 2, 2019

Every time I think I will post about Labor Day 2001, I think I will do it over Labor Day (duh) and yet, here it is, late on Labor Day… No time like the present. On the Friday preceding Labor … Continue reading →

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Well, He Ain’t Eight

Posted on August 23, 2019

I lived through Bubba bein eight. If you have had an eight year old, you may recall. YMMV. If you know parents whose children are eight, you should probably do a kindness for them. They need it. Eight is a … Continue reading →

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#ThursdayDoors — Indiana State Fair

Posted on August 22, 2019

  Yes, it’s that time again! I went to the fair some weeks ago. Time is blurry. I was a bit poorly. Even I was too poorly to eat ice cream at the fair!!! Still, I walked five hot and … Continue reading →

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The Weekend Whooshed By

Posted on August 5, 2019

Do you guys know I still blog just about daily? I do. I just don’t post them. Some of them don’t feel like they’re ready to be released into the wild yet, some should maybe be deleted, and others, well, … Continue reading →

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SoCS –Clean v Dirty

Posted on July 27, 2019

Have y’all seen the commercial where the couple climbs into the backseat during the automated car wash, presumably for a quickie? My husband said the woman’s smile is false advertising. I said prolly now people are buying Corollas, deeply disappointed … Continue reading →

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Friday, Once More, With Feeling

Posted on July 26, 2019

I am having a weird summer. I had mono one summer. This one’s better than that one. It’s a strange time in my life. It’s mostly not about me, which is abundantly clear to me, and which is as it … Continue reading →

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#ThursdayDoors — Smoke in Your Eyes, Mud in Your Eye

Posted on July 25, 2019

Remember that one Friday in June when The Mister picked me up at work and swept me away from MommyWorld and took me downtown to be free? I DO. One of the things we did that night was go to … Continue reading →

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