Angst Girl

I know it’s appreciated when I don’t let too much time go between posts so I’m just checking in to let everyone know I’m still here and keeping my head above water, if only slightly. The monster has been getting to me lately but I’m managing to still fight it.
 
The Beau is planning to whisk [...]

Today’s Ten Things Tuesday is all about the things I love about my furbaby, Daisy.
 
1. Cuteness Factor. Who wouldn’t love a face like that?
2. She’s a Snatcher. Daisy likes to collect bits and bobs from around the house and she adds them to her collection on her chair. She’s especially partial to paper and I [...]

I know that accumulating things is not the reason we are here, I get that. But there are still some things I’d like to have to make life a little easier or more enjoyable. Here’s a list of ten things I’d like to have:
1. Washing machine. Yep, mine died. I now use it as an [...]

Last year at this time, the angry Cedar River swelled beyond its banks and swallowed 100 square miles of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Homes and businesses were destroyed, people were left homeless with only the clothes on their backs, and the city was in shock. We lost all of our government buildings including the jail, the [...]

Recently I made the “confession” that I am fat and stated that I am against fat jokes. Stoogepie wrote a lengthy response to the post here that I think warrants some discussion.
 
First of all, I must disclose that part of the reason I wrote that post was because of a post I read on Stoogepie’s blog [...]