Author Archives: Heather

Worst hotel layout EVER!

Well, here I am at the California WIC conference.  Ironically its been less than a week since I left the desert only to truck back here for a 2 day conference!  The drive up just didn’t feel the same without … Continue reading

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2012 Vacation

So its that time of year again.  I’m leaving tomorrow morning for my annual Coachella Music Festival vacation.  I’m looking forward to 3 days of no responsibility, no cooking, no homework, no work of any kind. I’m even leaving my … Continue reading

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49

Tomorrow I turn 49.  🙂 I’m both happy and blase about it. Happy cuz, well, I look GOOD for 49!  And blase about it cuz I’ve had a lot of birthdays come and go.  And since I spend EVERY day … Continue reading

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Finding Yourself.. or “How to Drive a Parent NUTS!”

*sorry for the week off.  combination of a cold & being super busy at work.  hopefully back to our regularly scheduled snarking.* Every teen goes through about 2-100 years of “finding themselves”.  Most average about 4 years of this before … Continue reading

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Friendships

Recently a 7 year friendship ended.  I did not choose to end it, it was her choice.  And as a friend I’ll respect her choice and not argue or question her decision.   Now, if it had been something I was … Continue reading

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The Pampered Princess

St Patrick’s Day weekend was eventful.  One of the events for me was I had a little fender bender.  Thankfully, no one was hurt.  It was a confusing intersection, I was trying to turn right, turns out I was in … Continue reading

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Been an Intersting Ride

I can hardly believe it but in about 2 months I’ll have been blogging for three years.  Yup.  Floors me.  This is blog #444 and I’ve spent the last few weeks going over every blog (again) to password protect any … Continue reading

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Insight & forgiveness, curse or gift?

Today I had an epiphany.   While I was reading a Fantasy book, the character did something that struck a chord in my soul so deep I was brought to tears.  It literally showed me the part of myself I’ve always … Continue reading

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Dr Van Allen

After high school I went to the University of Iowa.  In that first semester took a freshman course in Astronomy.  It was taught by a man named Van Allen.  I was several weeks into the course before I realized that … Continue reading

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And Fate giggles, “say ‘ello to my little friend.”

Well, yesturday, juuuuust about nothing went as planned or expected. First off, Mimi was at the gym today!  Since the new 24 Hour Fitness opened up in Burbank she’s been going there and it was fun connecting with her again. … Continue reading

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