About

This is the blog my family doesn’t know about (well, other than J) because sometimes I say things that could make familial relationships unnecessarily tense, should they read it. If you happen to know my family and tell them about this site, I will send the snitch gnomes to shave you bald in the night.

That is not an idle threat.

WHAT’S A SKEPSI?

Skepsi (σκεψη) is Greek for “thought.” This blog is my personal space for commentary about the world I live in and what’s going on in my life to make me laugh, cry, roll my eyes and yell.

I started blogging because in 2004 it was a fad. There, I admit it. Of course, I am always hopelessly behind when it comes to trends, so I didn’t start blogging until 2005.

I continued writing this blog because I’ve come to realize that I have an unusually defective memory. It’s the cause of many debates in my marriage regarding how/when/if things happened. If you start a story with, “Remember when we…” I will fake like I know what you are talking about. It’s a total lie. I can look back on my life and see spotty scenes of this or that, with very few details. This began to scare me, especially once my daughter came into the picture, so I decided to do something about it by making a written record of life as I experience it. I often go back and read my archives, reveling in memories lost.

THINGS YOU WILL FIND IN THIS BLOG:

  1. I write about my daughter. A lot. If children smell like dog poo to you, then this is probably not a good place for you to hang out.
  2. Occasionally, I write about work, despite warnings to avoid such activities. This is the main reason that I use “code names” in this blog, as well as “private post” settings that prevent certain entries from being accessible to the general public. I work at a company in which some of our distributors have nothing better to do than Google me and my family repeatedly…and it’s just not a good idea for them to find this site. I am balancing work with motherhood and it’s a challenge. Lately, I have dropped down to part-time, which has made life easier on my conscience and more fun as I get to spend more time watching my Little Button grow, learn and enjoy life.
  3. I write about my day-to-day. If this bores you…again, this might not be the best place to spend your time.

THINGS YOU WILL NOT FIND IN THIS BLOG:

  1. Every meme fad passing through (though I may make exceptions if tagged by another blogger or if I find one that particularly interests me)
  2. Half-Nekkid Thursday
  3. Which Brady Kid, Fabric, File Extension, Jelly Bean, Operating System, Color, Shape, Smurf, or Disease I most resemble.
  4. A “stuff in my library,” “currently reading,” or “favorite books” list
  5. Extensive political commentary
  6. Pictures of food
  7. My struggle with depression, bipolar, or other mental disorder
  8. Proclamations about how I’m a bitch, I’m THE Bitch, I’m the biggest bitch in the world because I’m bitchier than you, I’m such a bitch, you son of a bitch.
  9. The contents of my purse
  10. Haikus
  11. Stuff “written by” my pets
  12. Nature photos