Category Archives: New Adventures

Setting Sail…the end of Kennedy Camelot

No matter what you thought of his politics, his personal life or his attitude, the passing of Ted Kennedy has to leave you feeling at the very least, a bit like Sam watching Frodo sail off from the Grey Havens. (My apologies to those of you who aren’t Lord of the Rings fans). The last… Continue Reading

Cruelty to Fat People- Why is this acceptable?

In case you haven’t noticed, I do the Twitter thing. If you’re not familiar with Twitter, it’s a social media avenue that allows you to share your thoughts in 140 characters or less. One of the fun things to do on Twitter is to follow the trending topics. Trending topics are the things that are… Continue Reading

Epic Father Fail

*Warning- this post could be considered a bit of an over-share moment.  It delves a bit into a not so pretty time in my life and my children’s lives.  I apologize if it’s too dark or personal.  I just had an intense need to vent* Yesterday I suddenly realized that one of my greatest problems… Continue Reading

The Rain in Maine

If I were still living in Southern Maine I believe I’d be hanging out at the local Lowe’s purchasing materials to build an ark. Seriously. I spent last week in glorious Southern Maine in order to attend a family function. I had anticipated the most wonderful time of the year for a visit to Vacationland. … Continue Reading

Busting the Myth of the Single Girl’s Pantry

When my kids were both still living at home with me full time, which wasn’t all that long ago, I remember visiting one of my single girl friends at her home.  She poured water from  a glass pitcher filled with ice and bright yellow slices of lemon  into wine glasses.  She then pulled out a… Continue Reading

Breaking News! Princess Girly Girl Expands!

No, I’m not talking about my waistline.  Now that I’m beginning to get settled in to my new home, it’s time to bring you something new.  I’ve had a couple of ideas bouncing around in my head like a pinball in a pinball machine.  I figured before I ended up tilting, I should probably turn… Continue Reading

Surreal Reality

Psst. Can I be totally honest with you? My life has seemed pretty surreal for awhile now. And I’m sitting here trying to figure out just when life began feeling like a dream. Was it when I signed my lease on the condo in North Carolina? Or maybe when I set up temporary residence here… Continue Reading

Princess Girly Girl. com…More Moving

I’m sure you noticed that when you clicked on your link for my blog today you were redirected. That’s right, since the Princess is physically moving, it seemed only right that it was time for some changes to the blog as well. In fact, I felt it was time to purchase the domain name princessgirlygirl.com… Continue Reading