Author Archives: homereferee

About homereferee

I'm a stay at home mom who sometimes feels more like a tape recorder yelling, "Get apart!".

Living in Fear

Posted on August 20, 2020 by homereferee

My oldest recently posted that she couldn’t understand when “common sense meant living in fear when she just doesn’t want to catch a virus”.  I can’t answer her directly or her anger will rise higher.  I can, however, answer that … Continue reading →

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Changes

Posted on August 17, 2020 by homereferee

Our eldest daughter moved out about a month ago for her first apartment.  She’s living near her school (two years to go) and near many of her friends.  This summer, it feels as if we have lost our daughter. Because … Continue reading →

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Counting Blessings

Posted on July 9, 2020 by homereferee

Realizing that my last two posts have concentrated on the bad/frustrating/less than ideal things going on these past few months, I thought it time to count blessings. 1. Our oldest is moving out for good, but has a good head … Continue reading →

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The Hits Keep Coming

Posted on July 9, 2020 by homereferee

On top of Corona shut downs, floods moving my MIL in while we try to re-build her house, our own bathroom renovation starting, our eldest finding out that her college campus job will no longer pay room and board, our … Continue reading →

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One Crazy Ride

Posted on July 1, 2020 by homereferee

It’s been months since I last wrote.  Corona virus shut states down and all my chicks came home to roost and deal with the resulting stress.  My oldest no longer likes to come home from University, preferring her friends to … Continue reading →

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I’m Not Cleaning

Posted on April 19, 2020 by homereferee

We’re all supposed to be keeping our homes ultra clean, wiping doorknobs and faucets at least once a day, etc.  Well, I am not following that advice.  My home looks the same as it did when the whole stay-at-home stuff … Continue reading →

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The Stay at Home Order

Posted on March 31, 2020 by homereferee

These are historic times.  We have never before shut our country down over a virus.  Granted, this virus has killed people and will continue to kill people, which is always a tragedy.  That said, we have had much more serious … Continue reading →

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Working

Posted on February 6, 2020 by homereferee

It seems that I’ve taken an unplanned hiatus from this blog.  I’ve been trying to keep to my resolve of working on the project list.  Currently I’m working on two things at the same time.  One is a new Renaissance … Continue reading →

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Technology in the Home

Posted on December 17, 2019 by homereferee

My husband loves his gadgets, and for Christmas decided to treat himself to smart light bulbs.  I don’t know their actual term, I just know that I hate them. He kept trying to convince me that I really wanted these … Continue reading →

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Soak in the Season

Posted on December 11, 2019 by homereferee

It’s been a while since I last posted, but I can’t complain too greatly about lack of time to post.  The blog was displaced by good things: working on my fictional writing, getting back into my sewing stack, hosting Thanksgiving … Continue reading →

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