Winterizing the Boat – Summer’s Definitely Gone

My Whrrl story in pictures – we took our boat out one last time to move it to a new harbor for the winter. Very sad – the season was so short with all the rain we had; we barely got to use the ole’ girl this summer. Here’s hoping for a fast New England [...]

Celebrities: Maybe They Really *Are* Just Like Us!

A few days ago a big hubaloo was caused on Twitter when @mrskutcher signed up – aka Demi Moore. Yes folks, it really does seem to be her, as indicated in several news stories yesterday.
Why is the media writing on the fact that Demi Moore and her husband Ashton Kutcher – aka @aplusk on Twitter [...]

If You Had Three Other Lives to Live…

… what would they be? I asked this question on Twitter today and got some great responses. You can learn a lot about people with this question (if you’re paying attention…)
My initial answer? Fashion designer, author, vet. I’d also like to add professional surfer, (good) photographer and some kind of mix of Sarah Austin (POP [...]

Seven Things Some People Don’t Know About Me

I was tapped by fellow This Mommy Gig blogger, Laura Thomas, to write a post on Seven Things You Don’t Know About Me. It sounds easy but to be honest, it’s hard to find seven things that no one knows about me – or to find seven that I’d actually want to share publicly! It [...]

The Most Beautiful, Real People

Who do you know that’s a truly beautiful person? Have you lived through an experience that you never thought you would survive? Are your friends people who would rival any tear-invoking Hollywood character? If you know a truly amazing and beautiful person – and you’d like to share – please leave a comment here. I think we could all use some inspiration these days – let’s focus on the good things and remember that the human spirit is an amazingly resilient thing.

Thanks, Veterans

Today is an American holiday that is often overlooked and just another reason for banks, schools and post offices to close. Too many of us take for granted the reason Veterans Day exists at all.
The sacrifices that the men and women in the U.S. Armed forces make are tremendous. The risks they take to go [...]

Strike two off of the bucket list

I just posted on our marathon blog … part of the reason I haven’t been very active here is that, in addition to work, motherhood and marriage, I’ve been training for my first marathon. I just finished the Dublin Marathon 2008, I’m happy to say! More details here.
The Marathon combined two of my life’s goals: [...]

I love flip flops

A random summer thought crossed my mind last night. I think I amused my husband. I said “Ah, I love flip flops.” He looked at me and laughed. And I said, “I do! They are so freakin’ fabulous – a sure sign of summer, bbqs, boats, the beach and relaxation. What’s not to love?”
I feel [...]

Been busy, just not here

I haven’t written here lately because work has been taking off like wild fire, I’ve been traveling a lot and I’ve been writing on other blogs, including a new one: This Mommy Gig with two other women I met online at Twitter. We’re adding other women, too, and giving “working mom” perspectives from around the [...]

Good People Day – Papa, That’s You

I participate in a micro blogging site called Twitter (if you’re on, you can follow me @missusP). If you don’t know what Twitter is… and you want to learn more, you can read more in various blog posts, online articles or by simply typing “What is Twitter” into any search engine.
Anyway, one of the users [...]