Bossy hasn’t had much time to read any blogs for the past five weeks because she’s been participating in a little social experiment she likes to call Operation Face To Face.
Because Bossy is so hopelessly out of touch, she has this Tuesday Challenge: tell Bossy in exactly ten words what’s been going on in your life.
Ready, set, go!
Enough crazy that I had to take one of my dog’s valium.
Damn. That’s 12.
Out of gas time money coffee but Im still going.
You just need an editor, Saucygirl. Ahem:
So crazy I had to take the dog’s Valium — twice.
I even left room for embellishment. Hint: Half the “thats” in the world are unnecessary.
writing stories, taking photographs of old love, neglecting my blog.
Bossy is already impressed with everyone’s skill to… uh-oh.
Finished Tax Season – Daughter’s Miscarriage – Kept up with Bossy’s Adventure!
Moved. Cat bites cause infections. Passover. Performed showtunes and yoga.
Layover. Three kids. Twelve Hours. Leaves on trees at least.
taxes, writing grants, bosses retirement, moving offices, preparing to hike.
But my sentence structure blows!
Husband’s marathons, gardening, geeking on politics, sarcasm, month ’til summer!
work * blog * parents * family * pets * twitter * doctors * TV
(I only needed 8 words )
I changed blog hosts and now have to change again.
work, sleep, eat, Wii, helped friend move, pretended to garden
Baseball, t-ball and determining which household crap others might buy.
Training for a marathon and keep typing marathong.
Kids: strep, tooth abscess/extraction, ear infection. Me: no sleep.
Mom Drama. Road Trip. Sightseeing. Bonding with Brother. Home Now.
Daughter graduates Saturday. All three kids moving to new apartments.
son daughter husband work laundry PTC *read blogs*
I held my breath waiting for an awesome Orlando post.
searching for the perfect job in Philadelphia and reading Bossy!
Interviewing for a new job. Waiting to hear back. Stress eating.
Weightloss plateau. BUSTED. 800 calories/day= 10 lb weekly loss. Fatigued.
Pregnant, working, want to be outside, happy it is spring!
Teaching son to drive a stick shift on my Porsche.
GULP (ok so that’s 11)
Packing up the house & preparing to sell it
Cleaning up the mess Bossy made on her visit..virtual visit
visited home alone – took great photos – parents visit this weekend.
ps – what’s up with all the dating ads? LOL
Love – unrequited, wait, not unrequited, yippee, just hopeless. Tragedy again.
Ashamed for ditching Bossy AND it snowed in Madison yesterday.
P.S. I think the left-side ad banner is trying to sell me an asian bride!
Was shocked to discover vibrators in Vermont Country Store catalog.
laundry, photography, cooking, cleaning, and dealing with a snarky girl.
pottery. booze. not getting dream job. did I mention booze?
New Orleans trip – sick three weeks – fight neighbours over fence
met you – started photography business – lost mind – need TALL drink.
son’s drivers ed, blogging, going on cruise in 10 days
golfing, laughing, writing, sunning, and something I can’t disclose yet. (i’m all sneaky that way)
SUNSHINE, new grandbaby 10 lbs, 500 wedding cupcakes, fantastic massage, SUNSHINE.
PS Welcome home
Limping around with puppy, lots of biting and pee spots.
Husband out of work again and baby turns six tomorrow.
Bake sale, bruised ass, Stella visit, grand prize for Hubby.
(It’s all on the blog, in significantly more than 10 words….)
Have spent five weeks wishing I was Bossy. Just that.
Funk: Adenoids out.
Met you.
Job still sucks.
Spring!
After reading these comments, I need to get a life.
(said in 10!)
Been following you
Sun, beach, sailing, homeschool, named our boat, Calypso, feeling excellent.
Work, march for babies, band parent meetings, work and work.
New Roof House Almost Painted Boss on Vacation Red Wine
Pain. Heartburn. Gas. Discomfort. Dog Hepatitis. Waiting. Waiting. Waiting. Waiting.
Caring for child and sick mother: no time to sleep.
Blogging, working, reading, writing, loving, dancing, singing… and missing Bossy in DETROIT
Best friend dying from liver cancer. Spring flowers.Dogs/Cats.
Wiping noses and butts. Laundry. Work. Email. Blog. No sleep.
Hugs,
Amy @ http://prettybabies.blogspot.com
Missed Bossy for Ali. Planted tomatoes & Peppers. Almost finished website.
That ampersand doesn’t count as a real word right??
Baby animals; food issues; creating; organizing; awesome family time; SLEEP!
ps
The ads are selling me not only hot, hot asian brides, but also single lesbians.
How do I sign up for ads on my blog again?
Softball games.
Bossy/bloggy meetup – yay!
Organizing closets.
Goodwill trip.
Son chopped his fingertip off, but you already knew that.
soccer, yardwork, exercise, dog, kids, husband, cocktails, movie, new school, scraping. My life in a nutshell.
I need a road trip. are you interested?
I…I…I…I…I…I…I…I…I…I…
Son’s college graduation, job taking him 1000 miles away. Coping.
death in family, chemo for mom, abcessed tooth for me
I got knocked up. We’re happy – and scared!
Returned to “Meet Bossy” venue. Not as fun without Bossy.
Teaching
Bitching
Eating
Sleeping
Gardening
Drinking
Gambling
Reading
Worrying
Shopping.
now a big bossy fan started my own fab blog!
Blogging hiatus of my own – moved to a new house.
got new computer, aperture 2, Photoshop Elements 6.0, ass is growing daily.
College: A’s
Family: Reconciliation
Health: Stalled
Work: Ugh
Blog: Therapy
7 month old baby. that sums it up. the end.
Won International Songwriting Competition.
Wait, make that two!
beach, new blog, working out, portfolio to graduate, kids’ activities
but just so you know, I could go ON and ON and ON! I am my very favorite subject =)
Cried when husband said another family reunion on his side.
work work work work work work work work dull girl.
new blog design, don’t know what to do with myself.
Started working from home and had the stepson move in.
I got my license! =D I need a job and car.
Making fun of hippies and starting a librarian burlesque troupe.
Looking for a new job. Trying not to be stressed.
working. mothering. pregnant.
grad school semester ending, summer’s coming to ny, having fun!
Sad Bossy skipped Boston. Homeschooling; trying to keep my sanity.
Roadshow for Alpha Mom capital raise.
Son & husband’s birthdays.
Visiting guests.
(one too many words)
Barack
Oprah-Eckhart
Small World Disney
Seedlings planted
You’re back!
Life is good. Rinse, lather, repeat. Etc… etc…. etc….. done!
Sunshine dry warm dull work waiting for vacation almost here
New Blog Design. Lost Weight. Read Blogs. Worked. Learned Dreamweaver.
Welcome Home Bossy!
Reading, writing, ‘rithmetic, meeting, enjoying the sunshine, kissing my boys.
bigged bossy up!
madeover.
reading you daily.
sleepy, sunny, happy
Camping in rain, removing ticks, following Bossy, editing mp3 tags.
(P.S. The ad I get on the left is to meet lesbian singles, but I don’t think that’s gonna solve my marriage issues)
making coffee, going to school, moving, taking antidepressants, too sick.
I see lesbian singles on the left and russian beauties on the right. I guess that’s better than seeing dead people!
Cats are now toilet trained; you should’ve come to Austin!
(a contraction counts as one word, right?)
Here’s a link:
http://www.feedyourkids.com/2008/04/cat_toilettraining_update_part.html
met bossy, bass player quit, oldest had her First Communion!
Great sorrow in my life; not mine to blog about.
Morphing my face into the Sex and the City photo.
Grad school acceptance; son’s bike accident; working Saturdays; no blogging.
Jamaica vacation two weeks ago; seventh anniversary yesterday. That’s all!
Fixed phone. Worked. Blew out knee. Read Bossy. Herded kids.
Looking for new job and apartment; working out with husband.
Finished monkeys. Blogged. Pooped. Met Bossy. Ran first 8k. Showered.
Throwing a party. Almost killed Guy Kawasaki. The end. Pttththtt!
Blogger meet-ups, work, kid, politics, blog, no time for sleep.
developing plan of action for stealing john cusack from you
just kidding:)
tcb
Work
Tyler
Bailey
B
Bossy & Bloggers
Spring!
Meals with Friends
Have started blog. Wish to be as good as yours.
Diapers, Wine, Stress, Wine, Horrible Blogging, Wine, Anniversary, Wine, Headache!
Voting, voting, voting for Middle’s Cloverfield video.
http://www.whencloverfieldhit.com/video/view/141
Hope you will.
(links don’t count as words. neither does this.)
turned 29 today. $800 camera is my present to myself.
If you want to catch up, come read our blogs.
Finished writing book. Performed, didn’t suck. Near electrocution. Read Bossy.
Shade and Sweetwater,
K
Obama
Handwringing
Schlepping
digging
adoring
dieting HA!
listening jazz
bossy
grading + impending inlaws’ visit + 38th birthday = outrageous splurge on facial
met bossy, peed pants. 2 new babies. married great getzby
therapy.
flu.
therapy.
allergies.
therapy.
sick dog.
therapy.
well dog.
I started taking Zoloft. Something that’s only ten years overdue.
Firemen, pancakes, brief sunshine, washing cars, laundry, cooking, shopping, loving life.
sick kid, finals week, first grader with angst, ohhhh gin.
Trying to get approved as Press for Texas Democratic Convention.
Moved 3000 miles; like you we drove, bum still hurts.
Unschooling
Working
Drumming
Meditating
Obama – ing
Camping
Mothering
Mothering
Mothering
Thriving
Working, reading, playing with nephew, going to India.
staging house to max moola; ranting; following Bossy; viva Fiesta
Cleaning, cleaning, cleaning, cleaning, cleaning, cleaning, cleaning, cleaning, selling house.
Got to meet Bossy! And am in Maui.
get up, go to work, listen to ballgame, go to bed.
haircutting
cleaning
writing
skateboarding
mothering
spousing
jogging
tanning
coffeeing
shopping
Nothing, copied your idea to re-cap “The Ruins”, more nothing.
Unpacking, SAHMing, cultivating friendships, daughter becomes toddler, missing sunshine, broke.
Teeth Extractions
Weekend Trips to Washington and Vegas
Cat Pee
Spring sprung
family visiting
cows invading
photos of it all
Failed School but it’s okay because I’m moving to France.
What will become of those people Bossy did not meetonherroadtrip?
Cleaning, painting (walls, not art), gardening, maybe a baby, today!
parents visited. terrible twos. husband away. migraine. snow. bribing child.
Packed mom’s house…lots of beer needed to calm nerves.
(had to comment again, your ad had 2 naked women in bed and it said “meet lesbian singles in your area..lol..)
replacing broken stereos. cleaning up poo. living the martini life.
Work, road trip, strip club, school, photography, book submission, WINE!~
writers block. brain block. fun block. sun block. block party.
Visited Japan. Applied to jobs in California, awaiting response impatiently.
Blogging, new job, sick kid, drinking gin, wine, beer, etc.
one husband
three children
four dogs
on another f*cking diet.
Explosive orgasms. How’s that? Heh.
Goofing off at work.
Needing a day off.
Applying elsewhere.
jury doody, birthdays, two colleges, aging parents, not enough booze…
I’m pregnant with an unexpected third child, and I’m nauseous.
Elections: Bleah!
Blogging: Rock!
Driving: Enough!
Spring: Yeehah!
Bossy: Rules!
Punctuation doesn’t count, right?
forgot to breathe, remembered to look ahead, wishing for sunshine.
passover, Feldenkrais, recovery, off fucking Lipitor, need and desperatley want a divorce.
How do people afford divorce???
Planned Disney vacation, sweating at gym, prepping for BFF’s wedding.
Apartment complex fire. We have smoke damage.
Living in hotel.
Spring, no snow. Love sleeping pills. Four day vacations rocks.
Transitioning my 3 year old to a big boy bed.
We found out we can adopt both our foster children
Became foster parents. SQUEE! Holy shit … who let that happen?
We bought a house.
Wrote. Cursed. Hugged. Volunteered. Menstruated. Shopped. Cleaned. Survived first heatwave.
Ready for Spring.
Out of Money.
Pining for Bossy.
Peace.
Broken toe; new hairdo; demanding children; traveling husband; PR freelancing
Opera. Volkswagen-sized zit. Two-Buck Chuck. Elastic-waist pants.
Daughter moved out.
Sistah’s Retreat.
Gardening.
Suntanning.
Computer issues.
Inebriation.
my kids wrestled a lot and work really effen sucks!
(I don’t think you read my blog by I am the text message Hello in Detroit. I was at work. It sucked.)
Trying to be a t-ball mom and failing miserably.
Working, dog training, blog pimpin, workout, kid driving, um.. two more words.. town council (boring, but there it is)
Chose countertop…finally. That’s it. I think.
Hillarying, UPenn accepting, jerk dumping, debt payoff, SanFranning, and loving life!
Missed you.
Going to work with Raquita to shoot weddings and hopefully make enough extra money to go to BlogHer!
met you, made new friends, gained 20 lbs (baby,) allergies
Pregnant with first, girl, due june….counting down the days!
My life has changed dramatically, and I don’t like drama.
fixed my link
Busy.
Vaca in Mexico.
Now off again.
Life is GOOD!
S t e p h e r
Discovered amazing world of thousands of blogs all extremely funny!
I keep stumbling upon your site so today I bookmarked it.
Damn. That’s 11. Do you read all 200 comments? Did you VISIT all 200 people who comment here? Must read archives now.
work kidney infection kids wedding planning not ever enough sleep
Traveling vicariously with you, Mrs. G, Melanie, Tootsie and Ree!
blogging
designing
sleeping
nursing
not-sleeping
talking
breathing
eating
praying
Missing him still years later (though he’s married to her).
working, momming, quitting job, wiping noses, meeting girlfriends in Vegas.
Tap class, Disneyland, baby showers, hubby’s new job, American Idol.
Toddler turning three, son starting swim class. Awaiting stimulus check.
Going to Maui for vacation Thursday. May never come back.
not cancer! am relieved! your travels kept me distracted, thanks!
Rain, rain, rain, drink, read Bossy, rain, flood: Portland spring!
woke up, pooped, went to work, came home,pooped again
Busted my iBook. Want to pinch Rev. Wright’s head off.
Falling
Twisted ankles
bloody knees with scabs
painfully scraped
Falling
butt kicking at Taekwon Do, back to school, holiday-hangover.
Plumbers Crack
1st Granddaughter
Sex
Cape Cod
Red Sox
SPRING!!!
Soccer injuries, crazy children, in-laws here, AND I have laryngitis?
this is more difficult than writing a haiku
Training for Rainier.
Run, Hike, Eat, Hike.
Hike, eat, hike.
Grading grading grading. Baby’s first hiccups. And, oh, yeah–grading.
Homeschool ending, niece winning against cancer, praying, sunburned, joyful mom!
Defended dissertation. Expected relaxation after. Ha! Not yet. Brain jelly.
Glad you are home safe, it was really great to meet you.
Escaped Nogales, drove across the southwest, arrived in Fort Davis.
Costa Rican vacation, came home, found out boyfriend has melanoma.


Thanks for helping me smile.
Last week of semester. Family visiting. Working full-time. Crazy.
I’m revealing first name and photo. There’s a guessing contest.
fluffy mama to 3~how do I fake fugue state?
New substituting job, new job for fall, slowly going crazy!
I can’t think of something with only using 10 words!! (Ooooo, since the number 10 isn’t a word do I get an extra!?! LOL)
Got professional blogging gig. Three baby showers. Presents. Writing. Exciting.
stripping, stripping and more stripping.
no wallpaper ever again, arrrrgh
Feverishly working to make money, blogging, campaigning for Obama, mothering.
working at new job, scanning negatives to photos, reading Bossy
working full-time again
kids hate preschool
applied for new job
date night, cat home, looking forward to summer vacation.
Surprise 40th, Maggie’s 6th, Denver with Aunt,Sean got fixed!
Planning a sabbatical ’round the world with family of five.
New reader, loves your blog. Been in class all month.
Blogging. Stalking BOSSY. Scoffing chocolate. Started writing history of Scotchland.
meany
mom
chatty
friend
loving(mostly)
wife
needs
chocolate,
exercise
planned a trip to DisneyWorld
met you
complained about weather
trying to read all these comments, gave up. sinus infection.
Fighting menopause
with singing, dancing,
pink glitter shoes and blogging!
Picked kid to adopt.
Waiting for approval.
Worrying while waiting.
Waited for two-year-old to turn three. No better.
Got a golden (10wks); got another (6wks). Puppy poopy’s stinky.
Suffered blog fatigue. Got linked nicely. Sucked back in. Damn.
stress, weight loss, travel, marriage, honeymoon, sex, more travel, work.
Waiting for the sun to come out and it did!
Tired of waxing. Bought a Tweezy. Chin hairs bye bye.
What I do every day, try to rule the world.
stuffing face with onion rings,
baby is now size of banana.
Nothing – Still didn’t learn to say anything in 10 words.
bossy bossy bossy bossy bossy bossy bossy bossy visited me
depressed about the economy can’t move democrats are still fighting
Still lamenting not getting to meet Bossy in San Diego.
Worried about a stranger driving across the country. (I did.)
While bossy was away, slept with John Cusack; JUST KIDDING!!!
highlight: my first time posting a comment on your blog
Work. Web. Spring Extravaganza. Passover. More work. Kid. Petman. Sketchbook.
Selling house. Moving. Planning conference. Busy. My eyes hurt. Bacon. :o)
To live, to breath, to write is indeed life itself.
Birthday drinks. Stalked by Christopher Meloni. Toured speakeasy. Poop wedding.
must. see. what. BOSSY. is. doing. ahhhhhh…
that’s about it.
sick baby – First Communion – need liquor – kill me now – sigh
got B.A. Honours
got dream job
screwed by bank
broke.
Considering the upsides of poligamy for the women.
swamped with work, Jacob came home, baseball, basketball, and ballet.
Got dumped. Felt okay, at first. Now, not so much.
Panic over pregnancy, Dane getting older, blogging when not puking!
Hike training, spring sniffles, baseball on the radio, more hiking
Tried hard to not compulsively pick my toddler’s nose. Failed.
…Cleaning house, organizing, gardening, mowed lawn, painting trim, sewing, blogging… :o)
…Blessings…
grieving..laptop is dead…dealing with sassy three year old
editing photos, playing at new blog, kinda stuck, not sleeping
Kitchen remodel HUGE mess no water,stove,counters, cabinets, ARGGG!
Wept about my incredibly boring life. Also: nursed baby
Moved cities, new job, baby turned 3…life is good.
worked harder than expected, blogged nada, adored daughter, tivo, cosmos.
Economic Stimulus Package should come in right about any day.
Tax return! Tax return! Tax return! Tax return! Tax return!
Reading many boring blogs waiting for Bossy to come home.
Changed diapers. Weeks late, peed on sticks: negative. Still waiting…
Jealous of bloggers meeting Bossy. Planning Aussie BlogHer invasion, Bossy help?
Fitfully awake at strange hours, wishing I were anything but!
Trying to start a painting biz. I need your advice.
Wishing I could have gone on road trip with Bossy.
Made the change…thanks for the heads up!
leaving my husband. Sadness and relief at the same time.
bon jovi, LA, vacation, orlando, friend’s weeding, hamptons, bday party!!!
Golf. House building. Husband Traveling. Training for Boilermaker. More golf!
Who are you kidding?! You are EQUALLY as cool as Einstein, only without the whole physics thing.
son’s testical ultrasound. rotovirus. puke and poop. laundry piling up.
Thanks for the tip!
Unfortunately, still waiting for my economic stimulus rebate check, dammit.
Marriage counseling makes putting offer on house a joyous event.
baby thumping inside, son discovering how to misbehave, that’s it.
Newbie blogger nearly burnt house now planning seaside summer fun.
house is disgusting, heart is open, the kids are alright
Sliding towards the grave; completely silly; worn out; having fun!
Granddaughter due in September! Other stuff sucks. C’est la vie!
Trying to convince my dear husband to knock me up.
Living vicariously through you on your amazing and awesome adventure!
Remodeled bathroom (spent tax refund). Tolerated job. Negleted blog. Pooped.
Er, make that neglected blog.
Had a baby
dog barfed
baby barfed
Sheesh!
I’m tired!
Teething, cat in heat, no money, hot weather, missed Bossy.
Dogsitting, avoiding laundy and dishes, twins are pissy and cute.
Went to Vegas and danced on a table. Post forthcoming.
bagel fire, cat wars, orthotics (ouch!), busy job, concert, bye!
had flu, missed Bossy’s visit, mom broke arm, saw Elton.
I graduated from college with honors–off to grad school!
Infinite laundry, three rambunctious preschool boys, always very little sleep.
Sleep. Mucus. Fevers. Working. Blogging. Speech-writing. Practicing said speech.
I’ll name that tune in three words:
I am pregnant.
sex, drugs, rock and roll, sex, drugs, rock and roll….
well… that sounds more interesting than the truth, which i couldn’t manage in ten words ….
Mothering,
being the wifey,
had youngest evaluated needs services,
blogging,
driving,
boozing,
drinking coffee,
eating chocolate,
following bossy!
Frantic work. Fancypants NYC party. Sick boy. Baseball games. Spring!
Repairing trashed rental, killer virus, family death, colonoscopy, not blogging.
Reading Bossy – Sisters missed you – couldn’t make it to Portland.
Filling trashbags, hauling ’em to the street, scrounging for boxes.
Mom sick, sister crazy, work insane. So jealous of Bossy.
Stopped lurking. gone vegetarian. quit organized religion. love your blog.
Met Bossy, started blog, writing’s fun. Blog’s funner than work.
Mowing
Blogging
Praying
Funeral
Worrying
Laughing
Wishing
Crying
Visiting
Commenting
Work, play, pneumonia, grandma’s death, celebrate life, Bossy, sick bat.
I’m still not pregnant. But I’m pretty happy about that.
holy fuck. 300 COMMENTS?
DOOCE…eat your heart out.
Nada, because I’m boring.But I got to meet Bossy!
Cold wet school holidays. Wishing I went to gym more.
Ate chocolate. Nursed baby. Chased toddler. Cried. Didn’t sleep. Worked.
Knocked up. Felt sad because Chicago closest Bossy meet-up point.
I like a guy who is a jerk. Yet again.
Gas is too expensive; but eating cake makes everything better.
Blog reading, Music listening, Business Planning, Helping Mom, Loving Babe.
sleep wake eat shout at kids “time out !” rinse repeat.
wishing i was not up late reading…eh…things….sorry