asdfghjkl; zzzzzzz… *cough* asdfghjkl; zzzzzz… COUGH!

I’m having a rough morning. I’ve had this cough for about a week now, but I’ve been trying to ignore it as that’s my method. The Cough interferes with The Sleep and even with The Medicine I’m still feeling like I’ve been run over by The Bus. Whenever I’m tired, the rest of my life feels like it falls apart. I don’t eat well and that... Read More

That Time When I Was Happy To See Monday.

My patience has been pushed to the limits this weekend. I went from a proud high on Saturday morning after a pretty decent long run (TWELVE MILES) to a stressed out low due to a number of things too boring to discuss on my blog. Basically I have a list of things to do today that include: 1) Call pest control 2) Taking a kid to the doctor 3) Making an appointment with the vet 4)... Read More

Calling All Stressed Out People! Come One! Come All!

BLAH. Every time I go to write something this morning it comes out as KIM IS BITCHING ABOUT SOMETHING. I start innocently enough and then BAM! Mid-paragraph a blog entry about tuna salad turns into me complaining about my broken washing machine. I don’t want to spend quality space on the interwebs complaining about all of the things stressing me out in my life. But it’s... Read More

Tornado Warnings Kinda Piss Me Off When They’re Not Saving My Life

With this schedule that combines work and boot camp and…well…life – I find myself very tired by Thursday. Zapped. It took everything out of me to stay awake until Donnie and E got home from Beauty and the Beast work last night. (Donnie is helping work on sets several nights a week.) As soon as they got home? I was in bed 9:15 – sleeping soundly. THEN…we... Read More

Starting The Week Off Nice And Easy

It’s Monday. Mondays are crazy around here. E has double the after-school activities, Nikki has dance, and the typical Monday chaos of getting back into the swing of the week after a weekend, is in full force. There’s a reason Mondays are hated, I know, but I sometimes thing they are a tad more evil in our lives than normal humans should have to deal with. Aren’t... 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.
-->

Other Places I’ve Been