When I was 16, I landed my first real job in the School Board's Transportation Department. I got the job through a program at my high school which would allow me to attended classes in the morning and work at an office in the afternoons.

Most days, I assisted those in charge of the bus routes. From time to time, they allowed me to administer vision tests to the bus drivers.

I must say, however, that my absolute favorite part of the job was handling complaint calls from...

My husband works in the Emergency Room at a hospital that looks more like a city than a building. He has seen it all. As a result, I can eat a four course meal through the goriest of stories, but for the life of me--I cannot stand the sight of other people's boogers.

My husband missed his calling to become a football player for no other reason than he is a really big guy. Unfortunately, as a result, his boogers are equally colossal.

While trying to sleep one night early...

Anyone close to me knows that my vacuum always gets a good workout. I attribute my cleanly ways to my mother who literally vacuumed her mattresses early on in her marriage. I am not "that bad," but I do admit to regularly vacuuming my garage. Yes, my garage.

As a newlywed, I was determined to convince my husband that as a capable wife, I reigned supreme. As a result, my enthusiasm for vacuuming was at an all time high.

Our first apartment looked out to an identical...

Come feast or famine, my family will always have shiny hineys. Whenever I catch a good sale, I throw 2-4 packs of TP in my cart. My teenager cringes when this occurs because she is convinced that everyone in the store will think she has a major case of the runs. Her daddy tries to convince her that it is worse to buy one small package because someone may think she ran out of paper in the middle of a "code brown." She is not amused by his argument.

My daughter would have gone...

My family says that I drink like a "thirsty camel." Although a camel can go without water for days or even months, a large, thirsty camel can drink as much as 200 liters of water a day. Admittedly, I'd give that camel a run for its money in a drinking competition.

Imagine my delight when Walgreens ran two specials on 2-liter drinks in the same week! Sunkists were a buck each (limit 5) and 2-liter Cokes were three for $2 (limit 3)--Plus, I had coupons! Naturally, I ran around...