I did it!
I did it! I did it! I accomplished my goal for April: running 100 miles. Let me begin by saying I was an idiot. I thought for some reason that April 30th was on Tuesday, not Monday. When I woke up on...
View ArticleThis one’s for the moms
Happy Mothers Day to all of the moms out there. It’s your special day, so I hope you get some peace and quiet. That’s what my mom asked for on every birthday and mothers day. I thought I’d take a...
View ArticleThis one’s for you, Barbie!
Barbie takes a lot of flack for being “unrealistic” and giving girls bad body image. If I hear one more time about some grad student somewhere did a study and knows Barbie’s measurements if she were a...
View ArticleOne ponytail per realtionship
Now, I’m not one to give love and relationship advice. If anything, I should be the one asking for it. A lot of my friends have types. Actually, most women think they have the same type: someone who’s...
View ArticleTights around my ankles
When I put my tights on earlier, I had already started a little hole on the side. It was pretty high up on my leg and my skirt comes down to my knees, so I felt safe. Two hours later, as I was walking...
View ArticleChristmas Parodies of Pop Songs
Since Josh graduates today and he thinks it would help my readership if I wrote more about him, I’m going to do him one better. I’ll let him sing and play for the loyal Call Me Shannon readers. So...
View Article2012 by the numbers
There’s something about this time of year that I love. Besides the fudge and Christmas carols, I love to look back at the year and figure out what the heck I’ve been doing for the last 365 days. I saw...
View ArticleGet cable, for the kids!
I’m about to let you in on a secret. I did not have cable television while growing up. We also had zero video games in my house until my senior year of high school. You are wondering, how did I make...
View ArticleAll hail the ponytail
This is not a secret. I LOVE my ponytail. I always have. GIFSoup It’s like my secret powers come out when my hair is off my shoulders. The little frizzy animal that lives on my head knows who’s boss...
View ArticleI think my family jeweler is a pawn shop
Everyone, I came to a harsh realization. So for work, I sit on this planning committee for an event. A lot of the other people on this committee are well-off members of this small town’s “society.” We...
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