The Mis-Adventures of Whimsy and Whockety

So, the time has come. Whockety and I are having a baby via adoption. Why is it then that I’m saying nothing in this space? Well, because my sister Rockette is my baby mama. In an effort to have zero baby mama drama, I’m just going to do us a huge favor and say nothing. [...]

I read blogs written by people who have a lot more faith than I do. I read about how God moves mountains for them, and I struggle to understand why God doesn’t move my mountains. Occasionally, I get very angry at Him. I tell Him how I feel and how I hurt, and a lot [...]

I want to have control I want a perfect body I want a perfect soul I want you to notice when I’m not around You’re so very special I wish I was special Sometimes people make me feel used and insignificant and weird. I don’t like that feeling. I don’t like it when it comes [...]

Thanksgiving is that most magical of times where you get to say things like this. “HONEY! QUICK! PUT THE TURKEYS IN THE BATHTUB!” I don’t think I utter that sentence at any other time of the year.

I have a playlist for everything.  I’m one of those weird people who have a silent soundtrack for their lives. You know the people I’m talking about. The ones who have a song for every life moment. The ones who know exactly what to turn to on their iPod for every thought, every feeling. I’m [...]

I’ve been really sick off and on for about six weeks. (Funny side note, I typed that as “sick weeks” at first.) Anyway, fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, sneezing. I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired at this point. Whockety and I keep passing this stupid thing back and forth, and frankly, [...]

Facebook keeps suggesting to me that I “friend” a friend of my sisters. A friend who thought about giving her baby up to us for adoption. A friend who obviously just had her baby and that baby is now in the photo Facebook is showing me.  I’m about three glasses of wine into this process, [...]

Sorry about the long wait on a blog post…I’ve been a little distracted. Frankly, I’ve been a little cynical of late, and I just didn’t feel like putting that out into the blogosphere without good reason. I don’t need comforting or help, I just needed a chance to rewire my brain. Things I listen to, [...]

I just finished a series of books called “The Hunger Games”. No matter how many times I re-write the ending in my head, this series disturbs me. The ending was dissatisfying, rushed, and incomplete. I hate when you chomp into a series and you love the first book, tolerate the second, feel abused in the third, [...]

I challenge you to spend a day looking at houses on zillow. Look for houses built between 1880 and 1930 in your area. Marvel at the ceilings, the woodwork, the staircases. Next, spend a day at antiquelinen.com. Imagine yourself using those items from the same time period as the homes. Lastly, visit an antique store. [...]