by Dijon | Jul 29, 2019 | non-chicken posts, reflections on life
You’ve probably seen the term used online, as part of a disparaging remark about a product or a company someone suggested another person look into. Advocates of this business model prefer to call it network marketing or direct sales, while its many opponents...
by Dijon | May 23, 2015 | featured, reflections on life, writing
I hope you’ll all bear with me for a moment while I brag on myself. I was bullied today, and it was glorious! Now, I’ve never been very skilled at picking up on social cues, so there’s a chance this wasn’t my very first experience with being...
by Dijon | May 21, 2015 | featured, imperfect parenting, reflections on life
I was almost finished making dinner when my husband returned home from a long day at work. He spotted our younger daughter, C, playing and cooing in her walker, picked her up and took her into the living room. A short time later the two of them returned to the kitchen...
by Dijon | May 18, 2015 | imperfect parenting, reflections on life
If a committee of experts accompanied you on your last trip to the bathroom, you might be a mommy.
by Dijon | Feb 13, 2015 | imperfect parenting, reflections on life
There was a time, not long ago, when I thought staying at home with children would be easy. I was a newlywed, and although I was working full time, I also felt primarily (even solely) responsible for making our first apartment feel like home. This involved dinners...
by Dijon | Jan 23, 2015 | imperfect parenting, reflections on life
Happy Friday! Or if you’re in my line of work, Happy 879th Consecutive Tuesday! The bad news is that my washing machine is broken. There is smoke rising out of it, and I’m wondering whether a washing machine can actually catch on fire? After all there are...
