The Perfect Mother’s Day

I would wake up in my bed cuddling with my two small children. My adult child would bring me coffee made exactly how I like it, along with my laptop so I could Facebook about the perfect coffee he made me. Someone would do the vacuuming and change the kitty litter for me for the day. I would read a little on my Kindle while someone showered for me because I hate showering. I would... Read More

Chivalry, Schmivalry.

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I read this article/a> about “domestic turn-ons” for women and I have to say that I agree with almost all of them. Luckily, my husband subscribes to most of them already, WIN/WIN! However – BOTH OF US struggle with a slight variation of this point: 3. Feel comfortable when she performs gestures that would typically be considered “gallant” or “gentlemanly,”... Read More

I Wasn’t Dumb! Yay!

I just like posting this photo of a banner my friend made for my marathon whenever I do something awesome.

I just like posting this photo of a banner my friend made for my marathon whenever I do something awesome. I went to the Y last night for the first time in AGES. I’m trying to get better about running, even if I have no one to run with, so I thought I’d hit a treadmill and send the kid’s to the youth gym. We’ve had a family membership at the Y since, maybe... Read More

Hair!

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I did it! I chopped off my hair! And now I have to shower every day and I’m kinda pissed about that! I had become a bit apathetic about my hair in the last year or so. 99% of the time I wore it in a bun, which meant I didn’t always have to shower as a dirty bun looks the same as a clean bun. (Huh?) If you’ll recall – I stopped using shampoo in my hair with... Read More

Sun and Snow

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It has been raining here non-stop for about two weeks. And this isn’t really an exaggeration. We will get stretches as long as a week without sun, but this two week thing? This doesn’t happen around here. And there place I was emotionally Wednesday is a place with a big sign that says, “NEVER MOVE TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.” I was miserable. We all were miserable.... Read More

Hi. I’m Kim.

This is my website where I've been writing since January, 2004. I call myself Zoot - 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 have taken up long distance running as a hobby and chronicle that journey a lot here. 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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