Author Archives: casey coombs

We had been married about two years. We had been given “Free Meal” certificates to a local Mexican restaurant. We had two. Not “Buy One Get One Free” but “Free Meal.” But there was fine print: “Limit one per table.” After the server told us this, my husband piped up, “What if we sit atContinue reading “Cheapness doesn’t pay.”

“Well, I guess I’ll see you in Chicago in March then I’m off to Cedar Rapids for work and then we’ll be in Nepal in April.” “Excuse me, mom? DID YOU JUST SAY NEPAL? As in next to India, Nepal?” “Yes, yes I did.” My mom is going to Nepal. In April. Dalai Lama, Nepal.Continue reading “Tiny Himagramma.”

Before I got married depression involved a lot of heavy drinking and recreational drug use. After I got married it involved a lot of sleeping away my life and refusing to eat or leave the house. When the moosh was little, depression involved endless amounts of crying and screaming into pillows to drown out theContinue reading “Not trying to be a total buzzkill, but doing a darn good job.”

In all my kicking and fighting to start a cooking blog, I lost. Come read me channel my inner Paula Deen to turn five (FIVE!) sticks of butter into Cinnamon Rolls over at Linoleum Dynamite.

My sister knew from a very young age that she wanted to be a vet. She has worked at the same animal hospital for over ten years. I knew from a very young age that I wanted to be a gardener, in the symphony, a physical therapist, a dance therapist, an artist,  a ballerina, aContinue reading “Now with grand ambitions!”

I’m not proud to admit that I’m a jealous person. I’m jealous of just about everyone in my life in one way or another. Even the people I don’t get along with all that much, because they are usually the ones who are pregnant, rich or have the abs of Hilary Swank. In fact I’mContinue reading “Now with Seething Jealousy!”

Aw, YOU GUYS. (Well, you in particular.) Rachel nominated me in the Blogger’s Choice Awards for… Holy crap right? And people have actually voted for me. (Okay, so I voted for myself, but it’s all in an effort of self love, this Eat, Pray, Love book has made me want to love me more.) SoContinue reading “Warmer than a womb.”

the moosh has learned the fine art of, well, doing what I do so well. You know, knowing just how and when to ask a question so the answer generally results in a yes? It’s a fine skill I’ve honed in my almost seven years of marriage. She has learned to ask me questions whenContinue reading “Sneaky with sprinkles and a candy coating.”

*yawn* Oh hi. I’ve slept for five hours in the last 38. Why? BECAUSE I AM SO COMPLETELY CRAZY AWESOME THAT I STOOD IN LINE FOR FIVE HOURS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TO GET A WII. That’s right, I was the first fool one there. With books, snacks, a pillow, a camp chairContinue reading “Wii WHEE WHEEE!”