Tag: household

  • So, You Would Like to Have a Roomba…

    So, You Would Like to Have a Roomba…

    I have a new Roomba. I thought I wanted one more than just about anything. And then I got one. And I was RIGHT! This thing has changed my life. My floors look amazing, even with three kids, one golden retriever, two cats, and a giant rabbit in the house. And I swear that has…

  • What Love Looks Like: A Comic

    What Love Looks Like: A Comic

            For more comic silliness, see First Day of School.   For more on love amid the chaos, see It’s Complicated.  

  • Unsolved Mysteries

    Unsolved Mysteries

    My house would be a great setting for a mystery show or book. It’s full of problems, crime scenes, suspects, and evidence. What we seem to be lacking is the Encylopedia Brown, DCS Foyle, or Jessica Fletcher. Here’s a list of heretofore unsolved mysteries: 1) Why the refrigerator smells. 2) Where all the shoes have gone. ALL the…

  • Badge of Beauty

    Badge of Beauty

    Among the many tasks in my home that should be done daily (maybe several times a day) and yet are done…Weekly? I hope? When did I last do that?…is cleaning off my dining room table. Tonight, I have a moment. Rolling up my sleeves, I wipe off the crumbs and then spray the table down.…