I know this title is cliche, but that’s what this weekend represents for me, both figuratively and literally. Professionally, things have been terribly stressful lately and this weekend has allowed me to sleep in, put aside some of that anxiety and try to recover. Literally, it’s been a beautiful weekend in southeastern Michigan, a nice [...]

So, it’s definitely been awhile. Things have been busy around here, chez Laura, and while I have been reading, blogging just hasn’t been a priority.  My days have been work-filled and I’ve felt little inspiration to sit down for any length of time and write even more than I already am. Meh. Sorry. The good [...]

Ahhh, Sunday. What a relaxing end to a relaxing week. And yes, I’m not lying: this week was surprisingly relaxing, especially on the work front. While I scrambled a bit to find stories, there wasn’t much going on around Birmingham, which in its own way, is nice. Let’s not only let the journalists breathe, but [...]

Happy 2011 everyone! I hope everyone’s New Year’s Eve was happy and bright, and that you enjoyed a relaxing New Year’s Day. I had a rather lost weekend myself. Joel and I spent most of Friday watching Lord of the Rings, taking a short two-hour break to spend with friends from out of town. The [...]

Am I the only one doing a Sunday Salon today? I certainly hope so, because perhaps it will drive traffic to my wee little blog. Perhaps not. Anywho, while all those “professional” bloggers are taking a holiday from reading and writing, THIS is my holiday: a 9-5 will do that. I have been enjoying time [...]

When was the last time I actually wrote a Sunday Salon? I’ll tell you how long: too long. But here I am, readers, still alive and reading even with the 70-hour-a-week job. It can be done! The real impetus behind writing this is to share that—miracles of miracles—I finished Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human [...]

So yeah … I knew when I missed Sunday’s Salon post that I probably wouldn’t get to it Monday. But not until Thursday?  Tsk tsk.  Well, what can you do, right? This is what happens when you have a full-full-full-time job. Other parts of your life take a backseat to wine, stress and anxiety. Actually, [...]

I can’t believe I actually found time to write this today.  But then, who’s complaining?  I’m coming out of a long holiday weekend, where I did little to nothing work-related, and have actually caught up on Patchy things by 9:30 pm. Let’s all savor this moment. Anyway, today was a long one: I was up [...]