Finally Getting Caught Up I knew I was late getting to this and then I realized I hadn’t done it AT ALL last year. What the…? I have been thinking about these for almost a month now and it’s time to commit them to writing. Scary, because then they become “not just imagined”. Writing I… Continue Reading
Author Archives: Claire
Happy Holidays from Sally and Me!
Here is Sally with a holiday ornament for you. She loves shiny things and hopes you do, too. We wish you all much happiness this holiday season! I think all of us should celebrate ALL the holidays together, because at the darkest time of the year (at least in this hemisphere), why not share our… Continue Reading
The Venture Into New Realms
Well, I did it: I began my venture into the world of marketing and online advertising. Holy cats, there is a lot to know out there and nothing in my post high school education had anything to do with any of this. So I am learning as I go; pretty sure I am making mistakes; pretty… Continue Reading
Learning Is Rarely A Linear Path
So I started out with Moosepat knowing only that I had something to offer and perhaps I could also provide myself with a bit of income. I did not know how steep the learning curve would be, but why not go for it? When I look back eight years I remember how it felt to… Continue Reading
Autumn Is Coming!
Not very original, I know, but I had to kick the heat on this morning and this happened, so it’s true. The first yellow leaf of Autumn. Summer dawdled through a damp and cool June. In July it exploded into two months of fast and furious outdoor activities. I am always rather wupped by… Continue Reading
OMG I Escaped…So Why Do I Feel So Awful?
When the only way around is through, this is how I managed. You can, too. I escaped; I should be happy…and I am. I am also extremely…nay…painfully uncomfortable, and that isn’t something I saw coming. For the second time in my adult life an unfamiliar yet reassuring sensation has washed through me and I think this… Continue Reading
It’s So Nice To Be Missed
Whenever I go out of town (or even when I work a couple of 12 hour shifts in a row) this is what happens. And some say cats are too aloof. Not my guy; I am missed. So sweet. Continue Reading
Cardio Makes Me Cry
But not for the usual reasons I desperately needed to get to the gym. I had worked a bunch, gone on a fun weekend trip with my kids and returned in the wee hours of the morning with a full agenda to do before the work week began. No big deal; I had done this… Continue Reading
This Time It’s For Good; When A Friendship Ends
In high school I had a friend who had the same name as me. I was new to the school and she invited me to eat lunch with her and so began a friendship grounded in being military brats, music, basketball, bad poetry and laughing ourselves silly. It even survived a move to the opposite… Continue Reading
Meanwhile, Out West…
Now there’s something you don’t see every day. Continue Reading
