I have been single for a very long time. I broke up with my last "real" boyfriend almost 5 years ago, not even bothering to count the guys in between, most of who's names I can't even recal… Read More

I thought about you today. You have proven to be the center of my world. Every day, every thought somehow revolves around, or involves, you. I could be staring at the sky or walking down the… Read More

Choice is the most powerful tool a person can hold. Freedom of choice is what millions of people have fought for - a right to control their own destiny, or at least the path they take to re… Read More

A little bedtime story from The Fuz:Person J works with Person P. Person J is a rather hard headed spitfire of a young thing, who does her job and goes home. Person P is an over-emotional… Read More

My entire life I have loved the winter holidays, especially Christmas. My family isn't the most religious, but we have always celebrated Christmas and I was taught that it's true meaning la… Read More

It was many and many a year ago,In a kingdom by the sea,That a maiden there lived whom you may knowBy the name of Annabel Lee;And this maiden she lived with no other thoughtThan to love and… Read More

Email exchange with The Banana (she's just into double digits in age). Man, this kid is funny even though email:Banana"Hi! I miss you! do you like bananas? if so heres some advice:Bananas a… Read More

Life is fucking short. Too short. Every second we continue to age, a grain of sand falling down to the bottom of the hourglass, and there is absolutely nothing we can do to stop it. It's… Read More

For the past couple of years, my favorite married guy, vtpats, and I have been getting together religiously to watch the Patriots games. Having grown up a football fan (my love of baseball… Read More

My biological family is small. I am an only child, I have no children of my own, and my extended family (well, the ones we speak with anyway) live hours upon hours away. Holidays end up be… Read More

Working in an office full of women is pure torture. Being a woman, you'd think I would relish in the female-power feeling surrounding me - a chance to bond on a level with my co-workers tha… Read More

Next up...inspections! Read More

The Waiting Game - my most hated adversary. All day long on Thursday I waited to hear from my realtor about my offer. Had it been presented? Would it be accepted? I had no time frame to… Read More

Sunday afternoon was a marathon day in my search for The One. Limited in my selection of respectable homes, I decided to open my mind to condo's. It was a rough afternoon, filled primarily… Read More

Yesterday I took my first foray into searching for The One. I asked my mother to come along as an experienced home buyer to give advice and as second pair of eyes to see things my realtor a… Read More

It has finally come to be - the time in my life where I purchase a home of my own. The BeeJ and I have decided that the time to part ways has arrived, and my best option for my future is to… Read More

Dusk. A reflective time, where shadows hide our brightest secrets. Under the dense willow tree is where I conceal my hope, conceal my heart. It beats in rhythm with an unknown source, con… Read More

Over a week later, and I find my unemployment status to be cloaked in a distinct jacket of employment. My "ex"- boss has called me at least once (sometimes up to four or five times) a day s… Read More

"Unemployment jumps to 8 percent, the highest it's been since 1983." This was the CNN breaking news I read just one day after losing my job. Still wrestling with the headache following a n… Read More

Have you seen the commercials for the movie He's Just Not That Into You? I was perusing through my MySpace, since I never go on it anymore, and I found an email I got from some random dude… Read More

Hanging out with the Sandersons this evening, and we were playing the Animal game. You know the one - where you name characteristics of an animal and everyone else has to guess what animal i… Read More

I absolutely love how memories sneak up on you when you least expect them. Catching a whiff of a scent or a glimpse of an object can bring about emotions and feelings from times past. Toda… Read More

It's Friday, it's after 5pm, so why the hell would I be working? Instead, I spend my time perusing Facebook, counting down the minutes until it's an acceptable time to scoot on out of here… Read More

Ever suddenly realize what you want to do with the next 5, 10, even 20 years of your life? Ever realize it after years of longing for an answer, never having any dreams, never liking anythi… Read More

Friday, my mother and I go on an excursion. We drive all around Hartford County spending money and window shopping like our life depended on it. One of our stops landed us in the Westfarms… Read More