Beeker’s Words

Reggy at Fragileheart tagged me for this meme!
1. My favorite drink is a Sonic Cherry Limeade.
2. I once stole my teacher’s underwear. (Really long story.)
3. My favorite color is dark blue and I always wanted to be an artist, but I can’t draw a horizontal line.
4. I have conversations with my cats and my new  [...]

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Track Your Period
I thought I would share this site that I found today. My husband and I had been going through fertility treatment for a number of years. When we moved from Austin to New Jersey, we decided to take a break. In the past I have felt like I spent more time with my [...]

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While driving back from Virginia, I decided that I wanted to make some changes to my website. I created my first website while in college over 10 years ago. It had a blue background with rainbow polka dots, a Calvin and Hobbes animation, and every thing I hated and loved was expounded on for all [...]

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I see cupcakes. They are on every food blog out there. It is a conspiracy. I am embracing the cupcakes. I really want cupcakes, so I figure if we all just look at them, I won’t make any. Check out these so appealing cupcakes and the blogs associated with them! If you have a favorite [...]

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photo by: Olivander 
My mom has a neighbor who I swear waits for me to visit so that he can stand behind his storm door in nothing but tighty whites while scratching those hard to reach places. My mom laughs when I mention it because none of the other neighbors have ever seen the guy [...]

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I recall my school’s playground being covered in concrete. Yes, a paved playground! There was no question of skinning your knees. You just hoped it happened as far into recess as possible so that you didn’t miss out on the fun. Slides were made of metal and 11am was the cutoff for getting on [...]

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Do you ever have those days where a certain song will just not go away? I have a very eclectic taste in music, so you never know what will strike a chord with me. A few weeks ago it was Do-Re-Mi from the Sound of Music. I had to sit and watch the movie to [...]

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No we haven’t adopted a child, a cat or a puppy. We have adopted a soldier! A few weeks ago I was reading a blog and the author was talking about how she and her husband were collecting items to send to a platoon they had adopted. The platoon was stationed at a hospital in [...]

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Parenting is the hardest job in the world in my opinion. I watch my sisters and friends struggle to make sure their children are happy, healthy and not playing in traffic. I still want kids after my friend’s son engaged the “backup boosters” in my Xterra, which caused my backdoor to open while driving on [...]

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I spotted this title of an article while browsing this afternoon:
Men Create More Housework for Women
I can visualize all women nodding their heads as they read this title. The article goes on to report the following:
“Having a husband creates an extra seven hours of housework each week for women, according to a new study. [...]

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