Leave Your Worries At The Door
The sermon was about how damaging to the human psyche it is to worry, and the pastor had my undivided attention. If I had been at a tent revival instead of a Congregational service, I […]
Author: Liz McDonald
I am a recovering professional graphic designer and commercial illustrator formerly known as Mistress Pixel. Quite often I was a house painter. I am always a writer because I am told I am good at it.
I like humor, swearing, cooking, fitness, paisley, people, horses, dogs and cats. I also love traveling, hiking, partying, live music, Spanish, and my family.
Rats, Cops And Crappers
One would think that on the eve of my first solo day as the cook at a natural foods store/cafe I would have spent the night obsessing about how I was secretly incompetent. Surprisingly, I […]
Foreign Bodies
Unfortunately, you can’t serve food to the public without those board of health types getting exercised over Shigella. A few weeks ago, I set out to get the Food Safety Manager’s certification online, thinking that […]
I Have Cramps! LOL!
From Facebook to Facegook If you are indulging in the national Facebook confession session, then this is not the post for you. Close the browser right now, so you don’t have to unfriend me later. Fellow […]
I’ll Be Taking Care Of You Tonight
It used to be that when a waitress greeted us with “Hi, my name is Ashley and I’ll be taking care of you tonight.” I would bristle. Damn! She can tell that I have iron-poor […]
Skinny Jeans And Divine Providence
A year or two ago, My Royal Consort and I did a good deed. Doing good deeds on the scale of the one we did, gets you some attention, whether you are up for it […]
Mistress Pixel’s Word For All Ages
I am one of those people who opts for the glory jobs—those jobs that look impressive but don’t take too much effort or time. For example, when I joined the missions committee at my church […]
Doing Time In Arizona
After I woke up from my back surgery in October and realized that I was the luckiest woman ever, we decided to go hiking in Arizona over the holidays. We love to travel, and we […]
Now I Know The Way To San Jose
MOMENTS BEFORE LANDING IN DENVER, COLORADO I realized with stunning clarity that I had accidentally put the four of us on a plane to San Jose, California instead of San Jose, Costa Rica. It was […]
Guns Don’t Kill People, Women Do
I just learned that Smith & Wesson is now marketing firearms to the ladies via that shopworn and scantily clad marketing tool known as “pink-washing.” Pink-washing refers to the ubiquitous pink that shows up on […]