The Hellish Handbasket

It's humbling to realize that even after 57 years walking around on the planet I have gained so little knowledge about my own preference...

I told the Universe I would walk through whatever door opened, financially speaking. That leaves a lot of wiggle room for the Universe, I re...

Today I ate chia seeds and after a wave of dizziness, I felt much better than I did when I posted the last morose post, so yay for chia seed...

I'm a living example of efficiently working at being ineffective. I stay busy. I'm proud to say I'm not quivering in a closet, w...

I would like to shout out a big welcome to the newest Hellish Handbasket reader: my mother. Yep. You heard right. My scrawny almost-85-year-...

Well, I did it. I've been thinking about doing it for a while (thanks to the encouragement of my sister and my friends), and I finally d...

I am pretty sure I will look back on yesterday as a turning point. I think I already am, actually, if I'm blogging about this. What am I...

As I sit staring at my computer, trying to dredge up something worth blogging about, I listen to Prince's manifesto Let's go Crazy ,...

If I could have any life I wanted, this would be it, pretty much. I've got a great little apartment (aside from an ant infestation probl...

When the sun shines, people in Portland come out of their burrows and cavort. On Easter Sunday, they cavort in fancy clothes. I just got bac...

Yesterday I left the Love Shack at 4:00 p.m., intending to catch a bus to downtown Portland. Of course, as usual, I failed to check the bus ...

It's spring for another day in Portland, and then we are back to the norm (rain). Rain is our year-round season. The only thing that var...

My favorite days are days when I don't have to go anywhere, and no one calls me. (I'm not saying those are good days, just that they...

Today I ate my last four eggs for breakfast, which triggers an automatic foray to the store. (Yes, I eat four eggs for breakfast every day, ...

Today, as one of my marketing activities, I sent an email to a marketing guru here in Portland. I will let him remain nameless. You might kn...

I decided to take the day off. From what, you ask? I know, it's not like I'm working. But I spend a lot of time working toward getti...

Are you sick of ants yet? One last post, and then I'm done with the ants, I promise. After finding ants in every room, in places I...

The ants in my kitchen discovered a flaw in the security system I devised to protect my compost bucket from marauders. I did not realize tha...