In keeping with the excitement this past week, where I got to go to CatchCon and take a ride on the Northwestern, here are some shots I haven’t posted yet: Tweet
Beyond Mommyhood
If you’ve been hanging around Heligirl for at least 11 months, you know I had the opportunity to attend CatchCon, the Deadliest Catch fan event, last year as a member of the press. I shared my experience here. Well, guess what? I got to go again this year as a last minute thing, and had […]
U-Haul is hiring. Luckily, you don’t have to know how to spell to work for this fine establishment. (Sadly, no April Fool. This sign has looked like this for TWO months now. Two months. I kid you not. What kind of people are running this joint anyway?) Tweet
I feel like a boob. A great. Big. Hairy. Boob. You might remember I was laid off the beginning of the year, thrust out of my part-time dream job and into the cold, harsh reality of sudden SAHM life as I dealt with the loss of my professional identity and income. It was a nasty […]
I’ve found a new boyfriend. He’s short, squat and boy can he cook! He’s my brand new rice cooker. I’m not a cooking fiend by any means. I can hold my own and after a few shots might get a recipe right. Gourmet cooking is for those with patience. Thus, it’s not for me. That’s […]
He decided to give up cuteness for lent. Another resolution crushed in 2011… Tweet
I had this dream a while back, and by a while back I mean something like 12 years ago. In it I’m walking along a precipice, about four feet wide or so. The land drops off into the fog a few feet below me on either side. The dirt path is well worn and I’m […]
I don’t have to tell you how easy it is to get stuck in a rut and completely lose focus of the bigger picture. We all go about our daily business and routine, some of us sleepwalking through the motions, be it going to work, running errands or keeping up with the kids. The days […]
