We Are the Sum of Our Choices

Smudgy fingerprints. All over the front of my stainless steel fridge. No matter how many times I wipe them away. They just keep coming...

I like my coffee sweet. Three tablespoons of creamer sweet, to be exact. That first cup of hot, delicious, creamy coffee is the perfect...

I was at Target the other day, shopping for a few groceries, when I ran across a "sale" they had in the condiments aisle. Two for nine...

How often do you clean under your fridge? If you're like me, probably never. Unless you're replacing it. A few months ago, I got a new...

Sometimes I intentionally go for a walk without my glasses on or my contacts in. I can see well enough that it's not dangerous and every...

I'm sitting here, on my couch, enjoying my second cup of coffee. A blanket over my legs, still in my comfy bathrobe. Been trying to come...

They hold our hair back. Keep the wrapping paper and posters rolled up nice and tight. Organize our cords so they don't look like such a...

Some are made of concrete and steel. Sturdy and strong. Able to hold the weight of a car so we can drive safely across. Others are made...

I could feel it. Even from 20 feet away, with my back turned, as I was cleaning up the front yard. The beady little eyes staring at me....

I've been wearing some form of corrective lenses since the fourth grade. Glasses, contacts, and now reading glasses on top of those...

It was cold and rainy in downtown Chicago. We were warm and cozy in our hotel room, 36 stories high. And I had a craving. For a Diet...

I'm a sucker for silver jewelry. I love the way it sparkles and contrasts with my skin. I generally don't wear much though - mostly just...

She scrambled across the dining room table. Frantically trying to get it unstuck. I caught this picture just before she fell back into...

I opened up the little fridge in my hotel room. Pulled out food for my lunch and stacked it on the table. Looked over at my suitcase on...

It smelled like pizza. Like garlic and pepperoni and breadsticks. Not a bad smell. A pretty good one, in fact. I shook my head as I...

Sometimes, if I plug too many things in at once on the same circuit, I end up blowing a fuse. The power goes out and everything on that...

I was at the UPS Store the other day. Dropping off a package for shipment. It was crowded in the store, bursting with the hustle and...

The roads were wet, shimmering in the streetlights. Deceptively pretty. I was coming up to a stoplight on a bridge, heading home from...

Another Thanksgiving in the books. It was a good one this year. Smooth and calm and drama-free. Although Thanksgiving day was calm, the...

I love my leaf blower. It's so much fun to clear the sidewalks and the driveway. To watch the leaves and grass clippings scatter in my...