Category Archives: Personally

My Grass Will Be Greener

Posted on April 14, 2013 by joey

Sometimes, like when I’m placing metal ornamental palm trees into a half-empty basket on the bathroom floor, to make room for mouthwash on the vanity, I get freaked out that my husband hasn’t gotten a job yet. We’ve been here … Continue reading →

Posted in Personally | Tagged anxiety, appliances, coffee, landscape, lifestyle, mental-health, MIL, Moo, nature, The Mister | 6 Comments

On Enjoying Life, Despite People

Posted on April 2, 2013 by joey

I have, for my whole life, observed, assessed, weighed, calculated, evaluated, and judged people around me. One of the benefits of being an introvert is that it’s easier to see, hear, and feel from a quiet corner of the room, … Continue reading →

Posted in Personally | Tagged boundaries, envy, flirting, happiness, insecurity, introversion, jealousy, Narcissists, one-uppers, possessive, social vampires, The Mister | 5 Comments

Snowman

Posted on March 26, 2013 by joey

Look what Sassy and I built tonight! The snow is so wet and heavy now, he had to be sculpted and rubbed instead of rolled and placed. The snow has also become quite sparse, as the temperature reached a scorching … Continue reading →

Posted in Personally | Tagged kids, Sassy, snow, snowman | 3 Comments

Snow Day

Posted on March 25, 2013 by joey

I got to frolic in the snow today. Eight inches, they said. At some places in the yard, it had drifted higher than my knees. That means it was almost to Moo’s waist, and it stopped her in her tracks. … Continue reading →

Posted in Personally | Tagged dog, happiness, home, kids, Moo, sledding, snow, snow angel, snow storm, snowman, The Mister | 4 Comments

The Palace of Rules

Posted on March 24, 2013 by joey

My Mother-in-Law has enormous brown eyes, with which she is infamous for giving the Bug Eyes. She is a loving, devoted, gentle, kind woman. If you have troubles, she will do her very best to help and she will always … Continue reading →

Posted in Personally | Tagged air fresheners, anxiety, bug eyes, conspiracy theorist, diet, doll room, dollhouse, dolls, food, function over form, happiness, home, kids, mommies, neat freaks, neurotic, OCD, Palace of Rules | 6 Comments

Oh the Happy!

Posted on March 23, 2013 by joey

Pardon me, while I wrestle with my happiness. So sorry, beg pardon. Let’s begin with the fact that I sleep well. Granted, my in-laws are older people, so while it’s 72 or so downstairs it’s 108 upstairs. I’m more of … Continue reading →

Posted in Personally | Tagged anxiety, Army, cold, diet, food, giddy, happiness, health, home, kids, Moo, nature, peas, Sassy, sleep, snow, sun, The Mister, tomatoes, weather, wind, winter | 4 Comments

Got North

Posted on March 19, 2013 by joey

I didn’t die, I just moved. It’s a big blur, the last few weeks of my life. “No, just one layer of pepperoni.” “It’s a two-topping special and so double the pepperoni..” “You can’t make the pizza with just one layer of … Continue reading →

Posted in Personally | Tagged anxiety, anxiety disorder, ativan, dog, food, foothills, happiness, home, joy, kids, mental-health, military, mountains, moving, nature, panic, The Mister | 3 Comments

The Joads meet Noah’s Ark meets Livin in a Van…

Posted on March 12, 2013 by joey

All packed up. House empty. Hotel FULL. In addition to runnin around packin and cleanin like a freak for the last six days, I also had a moving sale for two of those days. While all this was going on, … Continue reading →

Posted in Personally | Tagged anxiety, Drew, hotel, mental-health, moving, moving sale, neat freaks, packing, The Mister, travel, trips, van | 1 Comment

Moving Madness

Posted on March 6, 2013 by joey

My apologies, my life has been a little bit hectic lately. Okay, my life is always a little bit hectic, and recently it’s been wicked frantic and frenzied. I’ve been waiting for about three months, just waiting, to be given … Continue reading →

Posted in Personally | Tagged anxiety, ets'ing, home, housing, kids, lists, mental-health, movers, moving, neurotic, packers, panic attack, planning, strep, stress, The Mister | 4 Comments

Nice Girls vs. Bitches: Have You Scared a Man Lately?

Posted on February 27, 2013 by joey

People who don’t know me think I’m nice. You may think you’ve stumbled onto a Nice Lady Blog, but you have not. It amuses me that people think I am nice. I have some nice friends, and they’d be the first … Continue reading →