This past August, HCFG and I took a road trip to Maine to celebrate his birthday. We planned a long weekend, but decided to take things at a leisurely pace. The only high pressure thing on the schedule was arriving in Bar Harbor in time for dinner.
We ate lobster until we were ready to pop, [...]
I noticed something funny recently.
We’ve all had our share of fair-weather friends who disappear at the first hint that you might be in trouble. Which completely stinks, by the way. I just hadn’t realized that there are also foul-weather friends as well. What I mean is people who are there for you when [...]
The refrigerator is completely overloaded and we can’t find a thing.
Lisa: “Honey, do you remember if we bought hummus?”
Hot Cute Fun Guy: “I think so, have you looked in the refrigerator?”
I send HCFG a scathing look. He has the grace to look embarrassed.
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Once you’ve been involved with someone for a while, reality kicks in. In the beginning you think everything the other person does is wonderful.
“Aw Sweetie, you made me supper? And you took the subway 4 whole stops to Trader Joe’s to buy my favorite dessert? You are the best girlfriend EVER. You’re my Boo [...]
Mom is visiting me in New York and we are trying to plan our day.
Lisa: “What would you like to do today? The weather is glorious, all crisp and cool – great walking around weather. Shall we just go wander or do you want to do something special?”
Mom: “I would like to cook supper for [...]
It’s early in the morning, I am about to get bloodwork done, and I am NOT happy about it.
Lisa: “I don’t want to get my bloodwork done today. It’s the Friday before a holiday, and all the good phlebotomists will be off duty and they will probably have icky doctors with pick axes puncturing my [...]
So, I met a guy – HCFG – in online dating land. And he’s wonderful. We’re kinda, sorta, halfway, maybe, (I’m not jinxing this!) happy.
In case you are questioning the qualifiers, I’m not looking to have the universe bitch-slap me for being smug and or complacent. I am counting my blessings here, (and wish [...]
Apparently this is “Women Empowerment Day” at Casa de Lisa B….
Lyrics from Helen Reddy’s “I am Woman”
I am woman, hear me roar
In numbers too big to ignore
And I know too much to go back an’ pretend
‘Cause I’ve heard it all before
And I’ve been down there on the floor
No one’s ever gonna keep me down again
Oh [...]
Are you a Chief
or an Indian?
This has been on my mind a lot lately. A friend and I were talking about our exes and their different personalities. Susan said her ex boyfriend was much too passive for her. While she liked that she usually got her way, she also wanted him to initiate things, i.e. [...]