I am a fan of cheap holiday decorations and party supplies from Oriental Trading Company. I flip through the Oriental Trading catalogs even when I'm not planning a party. Part of why I like to browse Oriental Trading is that some of the stuff is bizarre (at least to me). For example, I thought the … Continue reading The Easter Bunny and the Blair Witch
Listing Beyond Forty
"It's suspicious, right?" "I guess." "You don't think so?" "It's definitely weird." "Suspicious." "What's suspicious is that you've been watching this woman all day. People always say to me, they say, 'So do you guys just sit around and spy on us with those cameras all day?' I always say, 'No. We're looking at everything … Continue reading Suspicious activity in the workplace
I got a fitness tracker a few weeks ago. I chose the Jawbone UP24, but it has similar functionality to other fitness trackers including Fitbit and Nike Fuel Band. Primarily it tracks steps and monitors sleep. What I didn't anticipate was that my fitness tracker would make me a better mother. I was particularly interested in … Continue reading 10,000 steps to becoming a better mom
This is part of my Fiction Friday series. I kill time. I kill time all the time. I am a serial killer of time. I strangle it with stupidity. I butcher it with bitchiness. I slaughter it with silliness. I vanquish it with vapidness. I clobber it with clicks. I torture it with trolls. I murder it … Continue reading Licensed to kill time
At a junior high party I was duped by a game in which I was told to put a sheet over myself then take off the last thing I put on. I started with my shoes, but as I tossed each item out from under the sheet a bunch of giggling girls said, "Nope. That's … Continue reading What was the last thing you put on?
Kim Z. Dale 