by Alica McKenna Johnson | Jun 16, 2014 | Monday Musings
I have noticed a new trend that I’m not sure I like, the ‘hero’ of the story being a man whore. Now before we go further I’ll explain that to me the difference between someone sexually active, aggressive, and casual and a ‘man whore or slut’ is respect. Respect for...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Jun 9, 2014 | Alica Mckenna Johnson, Monday Musings
It wasn’t until I was in my mid-thirties and working with teens at the group home that I found out some girls/women sleep in their bras. Uuuumm, why they hell would you do that? The girls told me it was so they’re breasts wouldn’t sag when they were older. But bras...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Oct 28, 2013 | Alica Mckenna Johnson, Monday Musings
Sometimes my Wi-Fi acts like a feral kitten. You know the mangy, flea-bitten, hissing little thing hiding under your porch, and it’s just so SAAADD and CUUUTE, and we must save the nasty little thing. So there you are on your hands an knees, making that stupid...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Aug 19, 2013 | Monday Musings
Mom*/author hybrids are the only combo group of people I know who feel a sense of pride and accomplishment when we manage to take a shower. We’ll even post it on Facebook. *Note I haven’t added dads because they don’t post their showers on Facebook. I suspect they...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Jul 8, 2013 | Monday Musings
I am always my own worst enemy. The thoughts that run rampant in my head can take a turn for the worst, and when this happens my life crashes. Of course, I have big batches of time where I am sane-ish, when I get things done, take care of myself, and feel good. But...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Jun 17, 2013 | Monday Musings
Sane is not a word most people would use to describe me, which is why twenty days before I am going on the annual work trip to San Diego I am trying desperately to lose weight. Yes, ye, I said annual trip. And yes, after seeing pictures of me last year on the beach, I...