m2h blogs by Marcia Hansen

It’s Monday evening and I’m so tired. I’ve been getting up at 5:00 a.m. every day and Dad is in the hospital again. It’s just difficult right now. There are some things I really want to blog more about but random bullets will have to do.

the air in hospitals is stale. It hits me when [...]

Well, the job situation is solved for the time being. I interviewed today for a web project manager position for a large national company in the Chicago area and she hired me on the spot! It’s a 3 month contract position with more possible. The job really sounds like it will be a good match [...]

Other than the fact that I don’t have a job yet (and that has more to do with my wanting a good match and not just any old job), things are good. I’m grateful for all the good flowing into my life.
+ I asked my online bank to send me deposit slips because I’ve used [...]

j. It’s so much fun to be on the receiving end of a run down the hallway and the little one flinging himself into your arms for a hug.
j. Hearing “I love you” in his soft sweet voice.
p. Hearing the same question repeated five times even though you’ve answered every previous question.
p. Hearing [...]

In her latest good things post, Billie talks about cooking eggs in the microwave, and how good they turned out. Her post reminded me of how I’ve just learned a new way to cook potatoes in the microwave, and they turned out really good. Surprisingly, good.
Instructions

Prep the potatoes: clean and pierce the [...]

Just a few notes…
..I am temporarily residing in a town that does not have any establishments listed under “coffee” in the yellow pages. The hottest news in town is that Starbucks is building a store out by the Jewel. I will have to make my own coffee to go with the yummy chocolate [...]

Mom has a green thumb. However, the weeds have been wicked this year. Hence a weed-barrier mulch is going to be deployed by my step-father. The following picture shows only enough mulch to cover just 1/2 the flower beds. 140 bags! From conversation at the dinner table this evening, I think the [...]

This morning as I was checking email, a spider crawled out from under my keyboard. I couldn’t get out of the chair and away from the table quick enough! LOL
I found a napkin and disposed of the spider. I then pushed my chair in and started to type again, but then, wait! [...]

In the past 10 days:

1. I got to pet sit for two great animals: Bodhi the dog and Spike the cat.
2. I loaded (with help) a huge moving truck, which my step-father drove it for me.
3. I dealt with an overly picky apartment inspection. I had better get my deposit back.
4. [...]

trying to figure out what to say to someone who says: all those degrees don’t mean much and have you thought about putting away the books, finding a husband, getting married and having babies so you won’t be alone in your old age and will have someone to take care of you?
ahh, the well-intentioned. It [...]