Who’s Marie Lodi?

It’s been a raw-ass Saturday at the Schwazia’s place. I’ve pretty much decided that I’m bailing outta my job - I’m a college professor, which sounds awesome and cushy and fun and rewarding and well-paid. It isn’t. It blows. (At least where I am. I have friends who ended up with an awesome set up.) I’ve spent so long…

We rescued a puppy on Wednesday! And today she had to be put in a cast because a fracture she got in the foster home didn’t heal. :(

This one always makes me laugh

I hope everyone is having a good night, but right now I’m in misery. Bundled up in bed, can’t get comfortable and wondering if I should pick a name for the angry lawnmower in my uterus. I think these cramps are actually the lawnmower trying to get out.

Hi All! Sipping Makers. Home alone. The husband took the boys to the beach and I stayed behind on account of a killer migraine. It’s just now easing up so thought I’d check in and see how everyone’s week is going.

I’m at my parents’ house this weekend. They’re making me clean out some stuff from my childhood bedroom. As laborious and boring is it is, I’ve found some pretty awesome stuff, including $100 that I squirreled away at some point in high school. Score! Also, pictures of me as a newborn wearing a “future lawyer” bib. I…

Aw, Marie, I am really going to miss you! Who’s going to shepherd us through the weekends now? Poop.

I worked for Home Depot as a kitchen designer from age 20 to 27. I was super scared to leave but I took the jump for more money and a better schedule. I left to work for a small cabinet shop where I ended up being fired for reporting a sexual assault. But now I work from home doing free lance design and I’m back in…

I would love to build more villages like this one, and maybe throw in a school and a playground to make a complete community for refugee families.

Funky song, funky song!

Give half to Planned Parenthood and the other half to various organic permaculture farms.

Listen. Only you know what’s right for you. However, I messed up and rushed twice. I’m now moving home (thank god it’s an option) to recover from 5 years of heartache, 2 relationships and deal with my endo.

Hey Jezztones,

That dorky Hallmark instigated heart shaped conspiracy holiday is coming up. For those that might not be blessed in bliss - what are people’s favorite ways to distract yourself from it?

(or is it it just a universal chocolate, ice cream and sappy netflix movies all the way round? :P)

Basic healthcare (sanitation, immunization, & birth control) and girls’ education.

Soooooo really long week.

I work for a really small software company running a miniscule Support team. There was a big thing in Sales and one member of my three member staff was yanked by one of the company owers to work on it. He said it would take a couple hours, but it took her a full week and she was sent to…

It’s been a rough week. I was written up at work on Tuesday, the first time I have had it happen or have even heard of it happening in my department in the 8.5 years I have been doing my job. I made a bad judgement call and apologized for it. Also part of the write up was a mention about me having to take at least 30…

So today’s been a bit of a shit day...
I stumbled across my ex’s new FB profile. I cried... which is stupid of me, I also blocked that profile. I saw “her” before I blocked it. I hate him so much, and I hate her. I thought I was pretty much over it, but I’m not... probably because I’m stuck dealing with shitty…

Hey Jezzies, whatcha drinking? Lemon ginger Kevita tonight for me, but last night I had a Sierra Nevada Narwhal stout. It was actually quite good. I’m trying new stouts because I’ve been drinking mainly Old Rasputin and Dragon’s Milk for the last couple years, and it’s time for something different.