MissAdventures in Pittsburgh

I wait for it every day. I keep a spreadsheet of delivery dates. As the daily sameness of the pandemic stretches on, I get more and more exc...

According to surveys of pet owners, people who buy pets from breeders tend to say they chose their pet based on research and specific criter...

Wet hair, don't care: Work from home style. If you donate to charity, you may have received an email that I wrote. It would have op...

 We had an empty dog bed and a hole in our hearts. We offered them both to her. Abigail was a Beagle who needed a home. That was all we...

When women gush about how much they love Fall, deep down, it feels like they must be lying. I just don't get it. ... It was a lo...

I had a daily ritual that wasn't serving me very well. So I changed it. ...  Every night, I would touch the box the holds Porter ...

It’s no surprise to me that caffeine addiction may be hereditary . Just check out this text conversation I had with my mom this morning:  ...

I found my cat Firefly when we were both just kittens kids: she a tiny, fuzzy stray and me a teenager in college. From that day on, she was...

I just started listening to a new (to me) book: The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom by Suze Orman. I'm already learning a lot. The bo...

Fun fact, if you're into nerdy 8-year-olds:  In 1989, I wrote Massachusetts governor and 1988 Democratic Presidential candidate...

  My brain: Your cat lived for 20 years. She suffered only briefly. You were blessed to love her for so long. My heart: It's not fai...

Recently, I joined my mom and dad for dinner at their house. I looked across the table at my dad. "How are you feeling?" I ask...

I am alone at the bar, enjoying myself and watching my husband play guitar for the crowd, when a guy stumbles forward and requests a Pearl ...

As soon as I could afford to move out of my parents' house, I went to Squirrel Hill. I was entranced. I didn't have a car, and...

They might relieve my headaches, boost my courage, and soothe my worries. Or they might just be pretty. I loved crystals and gemston...