Did I type that right? When you binge watch something, are you binging the show? Because that looks like it should be pronounced bing-ing. Like Googling, except you, for some reason, use Bing. Why you'd do that to yourself, I don't know. But what I want you to hear in your head when you read … Continue reading Binging Parenthood
Writing
Sweet
7-year-old Stephanie stood on her tip-toes, desperately trying to see the woman in the trailer as she worked her magic. Her daddy looked down at her and smiled, "Do you want to see how she does it?" Stephanie, in awe, only nodded her head. She felt the strong hands of her father lift her up … Continue reading Sweet
5 Reasons Why I’d Make a Bad Journalist
With my mild obsession with all things Superman and my having fictional role models in Clark Kent and Lois Lane, one would have thought that my career path would have led me to the life of a mild mannered reporter. As much as I enjoy writing, I'd be lying if I said the thought had … Continue reading 5 Reasons Why I’d Make a Bad Journalist
Mistletoe
Eddie stood, leaning against the door frame. He stared into his friend's living room, scanning the faces of people that he hardly knew. He was uncomfortable, as he usually was at social gatherings. He had been debating all day whether or not he should even follow through with his plan to celebrate the New Year … Continue reading Mistletoe
The Confusing Middle’s Top 10 Blog Posts of 2015
I'm totally stealing this blog post idea from Jeff over at Notes From the Trail. He posted his own top 10 blog posts of the year recently. I meant to talk to him about it before I posted my own. I wasn't sure if he just looked at stats to see how many visitors each … Continue reading The Confusing Middle’s Top 10 Blog Posts of 2015
Two Hundred
Kids, this just happened... Now, I realize this might not be a big deal to, well, the majority of humanity. But it's kind of a big deal to me. Especially since I previously maintained a blog for over 10 years that never even broke 100 followers. In less than a year I've picked up 200 … Continue reading Two Hundred
The Single Guy vs. the Awkward Email
We can all agree that it's awkward when someone wants to set us up, right? Which is more awkward: to be set up with someone locally? or to be set up with someone on the other side of the state? About a week ago, a coworker began telling me all of the wonderful qualities possessed … Continue reading The Single Guy vs. the Awkward Email
Day Thirty
A Dream for the Future This seems really similar to yesterday's post. As I mentioned before, I'm not really one to plan for the future. I don't know if that's a good thing or not. And, while I don't necessarily think of myself as a pessimist, I'm definitely not an optimist. I joke around with … Continue reading Day Thirty
Day Twenty Six
My Week, In Great Detail This will just be a typical week. Not a specific week that was. Granted, there's not really such a thing as typical. But I'll give it a shot. And it won't be as detailed as the incredibly boring day I described in yesterday's post. Sunday-- When you're on staff with … Continue reading Day Twenty Six
Day Twenty One
A Recipe How to make cereal: Get the box out of the pantry/cupboard/wherever. Get the milk out of the fridge. Set the milk next to the box of cereal. Get a bowl and a spoon. Set them in front of the cereal and milk so it looks like the last two seconds of a cereal … Continue reading Day Twenty One
The Confusing Middle 