By Sue Murphy Everything is fine. Really, it is. But I find myself jittery at the end of the day and no amount of “Murder She Wrote” will fix it. I know exactly what the problem is: gnats. Not actual insects, although those drive me crazy, too. I’m talking about the 1,001 teeny, tiny projects that never reach the top of the to-do list. The big projects, the squeaky wheels in … [Read more...]
Wear It Well
My granddaughter wants to be a princess when she grows up. Today, it’s specifically Princess Elsa, but on other days she wants to be Rapunzel or Ariel or Aurora. I don’t have the heart to tell her that those slots are already taken and that real-live princess positions don’t always turn out to be magical.In pursuit of her princess dream, my granddaughter gets up every … [Read more...]
I Wuf You
By Sue MurphyRoom Mother Alert: Go with sprinkles.I bought a bag of candy hearts to send to my grandchildren for Valentine’s Day, the traditional pastel ones that come with edible messages stamped all askew on the front. I was divvying them up into plastic containers so I could rush them off to the post office, when I noticed that one of the hearts said, “Hot … [Read more...]
Restocking Stuffers
By Sue MurphyI had a wonderful holiday season. There was fun and frivolity, and my living room rug came through relatively unscathed. Now, however, we have turned a page in the calendar and it is time to get back to grownup life with schedules and responsibilities of some sort.For chronic organizers like me, this can come as a relief. After several weeks of … [Read more...]
A Misfit Change of Heart
By Sue MurphyThe Hallmark Channel has been airing Christmas movies nonstop since Oct 27. This probably was a little confusing for the trick-or-treaters, but who am I to judge? To fill so many air hours, the station managers had to round up a sleigh-full of movies – “The Mistletoe This,” “The Magical That,” “The Magical Mistletoe Something or Another.” The titles … [Read more...]