My life, as told through Twitter

You can learn a lot about a person by the way he (or in this case, she) tweets. Which is to say, how he or she microblogs on Twitter.com. Take me (I’m @girlmonkey) for example:
#1: My holiday spirit.
“Why is Christmas such an effort? It would be easier for me to club baby seals than get [...]

A Mom’s Night Before Christmas

‘A Mom’s Night Before Christmas
‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house
every creature was stirring, while the kids began to grouse.
The stockings were not hung, there was stuff everywhere;
and mom was freaking out because the guests were almost there.
The table wasn’t set, and the dishes weren’t done.
Her horrible flu’d kept her from taking [...]

Welcome to frustration; Population: Me

I’ve been stewing for the last few days, letting my anger simmer. I know this is a bad thing for me to do, because all it does is hurt me and my teeth (as I gnash them together). But even with steady mantras, such as “I am filled with the love and light of the [...]

The Weekender

HAHA! Our local paper has FAR LESS content to make fun of… wait…

More like NanI’mAwesomeO

I’ve been a bit MIA as of late; first, because of the ol’ 40th-birthday celebration/vacation to Disneyland. Secondly, I’ve been participating in NaNoWriMo, which declares November National Novel Writing Month. The goal was to write FIFTY THOUSAND words in 30 days.
The bigger goal for me was to finish my flipping novel.

YAY me! I’m decompressing for [...]