It was pitch black when I gingerly made my way down the stairs from my daughter’s apartment this morning. I had spent the past two nights at her house after vacating my apartment in preparation for my temporary move to Virginia. I felt a bit odd leaving her and my familiar life in Maine behind. Before… Continue Reading
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A weekend of goodbyes
It’s my last weekend here in southern Maine and as such, my daughter and my friends made sure that it would be a weekend of fun, not melancholy. It began Friday night with going to see our favorite local band, Highway Jackson. The guys were rockin’, as usual and dedicated several songs to me, one… Continue Reading
Boxed In
I’ve spent the past days removing the items that personalized the place I’ve called home for three years and putting them into boxes. Separating the things that I’ll need during my temporary stay in Virginia from the items that will go into storage for a few months has been a challenge. Balancing my work load… Continue Reading
Silence is…Quiet
I received an e-mail that came as a surprise to me this weekend. At first it brought back some hurt, then I got angry. I wrote a long, in depth e-mail in return. It was honest, open and and didn’t pull any punches. And it still sits in my draft folder. I’m learning to think… Continue Reading
Changes…again
Trust me, there is a reason the princess has been silent; a very good reason. Changes have continued to be a regular part of my life. Getting used to being alone, dealing with a situation which has required me to release my biggest client and now, the princess is moving to Virginia. I’ve been blessed… Continue Reading
The Sex Card and Politics
She’s pretty. She’s human. She’s Sarah Palin, the vice-presidential candidate for the Republican party. And I’m torn. On the one hand, Bravo! Sarah. Girl Power. Good for you for juggling being a wife, mother, hockey mom and politician. And you speak well. Very well. You have charm and charisma. And you’re much prettier than Joe… Continue Reading
What’s that Ticking?
Labor Day Weekend. Someone complained today that many of us view this weekend as the unofficial end to summer. And while it’s true we still have several weeks before the Summer Solstice is really over, sadly I’ve found from experience that the things that make summer ‘feel’ like summer come to an end after today…. Continue Reading
Times that Try a Princess’s Soul
Ok, so just forgive the horrendous poetic license that I just took with that title. But trust me, the soul of the princess…it’s tried….and Tried…and…well you get the picture, right? Let’s start with the fact that after years of having teenagers and young adults of all shapes and sizes underfoot in my home, I now… Continue Reading
This is Harder than I thought..
I’ve discovered that leaving your last born child at a college almost a thousand miles away from where you are currently living sucks! We moved him into his new college luxury apartment with the private bedroom today. We got his ID card, we paid his fees, made trips to Target, went back to the apartment… Continue Reading
Now that I’m not Spam
And I don’t mean …”crazy, tasty”, I mean that I went to post yesterday and was greeted by a message that Blogger Bots had identified my blog as being ‘potential’ Spam. Me? the Princess of Girly Girl, called Spam? A canned, processed product? How could that be? Not only had I been designated as such,… Continue Reading