Tea and T.V.

I drank tea last night! Woo Hoo! I have no idea if it will be something that helps long term, but I went to bed without the cozy blanket of gluttony, and it only kept me awake until about 10:30pm. Which isn’t late, unless you get up at 4am. Which I do. *sigh* You know what else I did last night? Watched the finale of The Nine Lives Of Chloe King. This is one of the many shows I give a try because I’m a sucker for teen fantasy stories. And let me tell you –... Read More

Anxiety Eating

It’s time for my routinely Kim And Food entry that everyone LOVES so much. But this time, it’s DIFFERENT, and more DEPRESSING! Hoo-ray! I’ve been doing my usual Nightly Anxiety Binge lately. It’s a terrible habit I can’t seem to let go of permanently no matter how much I talk about dealing with my eating as an addiction or succeed at having Binge Free days. Nope, it’s still a thing. Something that was made abundantly clear last night as I was... Read More

Weekend Wrap-Up

For several weeks I kept finding Wes’s shoes and sock by the front door and would shake my head while I put them where they belong and wondered What is up with this? It was a new occurrence and I couldn’t figure it out. Then, a few days ago I caught him doing what I photographed above. Turns out, the second we walk in the door from anywhere, Wes sits in the dog bed and takes off his socks and shoes. He’s fast, which is why I hadn’t noticed. He’s... Read More

Google Calendars Are Great For An Active Family…If You Actually Use Them.

This is off-topic picture is of Paisley. Since he (she?) belongs to the girl I call my ‘Adopted Daughter’ I think it makes her my ‘Adopted Granddaughter.’ She’s cute, but she scared the crap out of me. You know how I always say I’m perpetually early? I am. I do this because I’m terrified of being late. The less familiar I am with the activity or location, the earlier I try to be. So, when we had Nikki’s first “soccer evaluations”... Read More

Shutting Down

This picture to the left? Is how my daughter posed herself one day when I wanted to snap her photo. She’s such a ham. I’m struggling with the back-to-school sleeping regiment. Before, I could pretty easily go to bed around 9pm, be sleeping in 30 minutes, and wake up at 4am for boot camp. Luckily this is an off-week for boot camp, because I’m having trouble with the bedtime situation. I’m getting in bed close to 9pm, but I can’t seem to shut my... Read More

Hi. I’m Kim.

This is my blog that I've been writing on since January, 2004. I call myself Zoot as it's a derivative of an old childhood nickname. I used to write about my struggles to have children, but eventually I succeeded and now, I write a lot about those kids. I don't use my kid's exact names simply because if someone Googles their very unique names in the future, I don't want them stumbling upon my entries about boobsweat. I mean, would you hire someone whose Mom writes openly about such topics? NO. YOU WOULD NOT.

I love taking pictures and carry my camera (almost) everywhere I go. This means you'll see a lot of photos on this site. I also periodically post recipes I like as I've been slowly (but surely) learning to cook and I like to share my discoveries. Finally? I'm an annoying pop culture fanatic so I'll periodically ramble about Hunger Games or the latest Parks and Recreation.

I hope you like it here. If not? Please don't tell me. I cry easily.
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