I Asked Ten People How They Cope With Their Anxiety, and Here’s What I Found Out…

I Asked Ten People How They Cope With Their Anxiety, and Here’s What I Found Out…

Anxiety. Where do I begin? I have been planning to write about this subject for the past four months, but I just don’t know where to start. Come to think of it, I’ve had anxiety just thinking about writing this post. What if I say 

My First Six Months of Blogging: What I’ve Learned

My First Six Months of Blogging: What I’ve Learned

Guess what? It’s the 6 month anniversary of Cookies and Cursewords! I can’t believe it has already been 6 months!  This is a good time to reflect on what I’ve learned during my first six months of blogging. When I first started the blog, I 

Oh, No!  I’m Falling!

Oh, No! I’m Falling!

I actually had another post written out for tonight. It was a nice post, and you’ll see it in a few days. Certain circumstances have caused me to go in a different direction for tonight. I just have one question. Why the heck do I 

1:59 am: Another Sleepless Night

1:59 am: Another Sleepless Night

Just another sleepless night.. What you are about to read are the words that I actually wrote down on paper when I woke up in the middle of the night a few days ago.  I wake up like this almost every night..or I can’t get 

OOPS! Halloween Food FAILS!

OOPS! Halloween Food FAILS!

What a fun month we had, trying out recipes for spooky Halloween fun.  Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately for the sake of laughter), not EVERYTHING turned out quite as planned!  Some of our attempts had to be re-made, and some…well…all I can say is that I 

How to Avoid Embarrassing Your Teenager

How to Avoid Embarrassing Your Teenager

IT IS IMPOSSIBLE! I’m sorry, but if you thought I had some wise words of wisdom about how to avoid embarrassing your teenager…I do not.  I think it is impossible. I remember being embarrassed by my parents when I was a teenager.  My parents were 

An Open Letter to My Junior High Bully

An Open Letter to My Junior High Bully

    My son’s high school sent out a tweet last night informing that this will be Anti-Bullying Week at their school.  Bullying has been a huge issue for so long.  I was bullied on a daily basis from 7th through 9th grade at my 

Toilet Paper Belongs On The Roller, and Many Other Pet Peeves!

Toilet Paper Belongs On The Roller, and Many Other Pet Peeves!

A few weeks ago,  I had a crappy day.  Everything was going wrong, somebody took one of my blog posts and used it as their own (changed it up a tiny bit, but still almost exactly the same),  and I was in a negative mood.  

Don’t Touch the Neapolitan!

Don’t Touch the Neapolitan!

WARNING:  THE FOLLOWING POST MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AUDIENCES! 🙂 If you have been following my blog, you have noticed that I try to focus on the positives in daily life.  Well, I AM human..and there are times when I don’t stay so