Southern Louisianan. Cat mom. Saints and Pelicans fan. Expert napper.
@loyola_NOLA
alum. Former Times-Picayune editor, now in
@jeffparishgov
public information.
@betterwphoebe
As a Southeast Louisiana resident, I started this battle with my parents last hurricane season. Never thought I’d see the day when they refused to leave. When I tell you it is the most stressful thing ever. Oof. Thinking of you and all of your family and friends in Florida ❤️
Eighteen years and still not any easier. Over the past few years, I’ve tried to reframe my thinking about this day to focus on the helpers who selflessly offered whatever they could. I’m forever grateful.
Last night I had a dream someone stole my car and when I was in my driveway looking for it, Billy Nungesser showed up with a propane tank and pot/burner for a crawfish boil.
How a born-and-raised Louisiana girl manages to screw up cooking rice every single time is beyond me, but here we are. My MawMaw would not be pleased 🤦🏼♀️
Is seasonal affective disorder also a summer thing? Because I'm convinced it's real and I have it. Anyone else in a funk? How are you getting out of it?
Just a reminder to give yourself grace during this incredibly difficult time. Spent all day in bed? That’s perfectly fine. Need to take PTO for a mental health day? Also perfectly fine. Treat yourself to what makes you happy, and remember others are struggling, too.
If anyone in the New Orleans area needs a car window replaced, I highly recommend Delta World Tire. $90 for a new passenger-side window and they were super pleasant to work with.
Y’all may be at Beyonce, but I went to a meeting with a bunch of plumbers and then came home to a power outage. Try to control your jealousy. I know it’s off the charts.
My dad loves Whataburger, so we took a mini roadtrip to Gulfport and ate it in the car before he loses his taste. Took Beach Boulevard home and got out to enjoy the Gulf breeze. Favorite people ❤️
My dad adopted an outdoor cat he’s affectionately dubbed Little Buddy (we originally thought she was a he). She clearly missed him while he was out of town last week and is making up for lost time by crashing in his lap. My mom wrote this note and put it up in the window 😂
Did you know that in extreme heat, the cork in a bottle of red wine can pop out and spill all over the backseat of your (freshly detailed) car? I do now 🙃
Hello from the Barataria Basin, where it is very cold. But also where great things are happening for coastal restoration in Jefferson Parish! Volunteers are placing recycled Christmas trees in wave-dampening cribs and planting cypress trees. Both will help mitigate erosion 🌳🌊
Is your normal response when you hit an epic pothole to scream into the void and then apologize profusely to your car for causing what you think is irreparable harm? Or is that just me?
Saints are winning. Just ate gumbo. The air is crisp. Putting together this adorable pie garland. Eli Apple is getting dragged for being terrible at football. Nothing like fall in New Orleans.
Menendez doesn't mention the gold bars but says huge cash stash found at his home ($480,000) was for emergencies: "This may seem old fashioned but these were monies drawn from my personal savings account based on the income I have lawfully derived over those 30 years."
Today is my dad’s 64th birthday and I’m telling everyone because I’m so damn thankful he’s here after the year he had. We’re going to celebrate this weekend and I won’t take one second of it for granted.
My dad has this Magic Mouthwash he rinses with to numb his mouth and throat before eating/drinking. My mom accidentally referred to it as “Magic Mike,” so I figured I’d adjust the bottle accordingly for a little levity.
#screwcancer
We’re running low on cat treats over here, so I’m rationing the remaining treats while I wait for the
@Chewy
order to arrive. If you don’t hear from me, Maggie killed and ate me in my sleep.
There’s Dong Phuong in the office today thanks to
@gghirt
🤤
I got the baby. Think I may switch things up and bring a galette des rois. Is that an acceptable move?
Cleaned out my grandmother’s hope chest and found what we think is my great-grandmother’s (my maternal grandfather’s mom) wedding dress. Definitely handmade in a 1930s style. Gorgeous train. So sad it wasn’t preserved. Found it rolled up in a ball in a plastic grocery bag 😔
My bangs are back! I feel a new woman. (One who cut her own bangs for free and then went out and ate a fancy dinner, also for free. Adulting like a boss.)
Saltwater Intrusion: Day ??? Sunburn. Dirty wind-blown hair from being on the batture. Tired raccoon eyes. Onset of pounding migraine. In desperate need of electrolytes. But onward we march (after some sleep)!
I know we’re OK here but I have horrible storm anxiety today. It’s so overwhelming to see this. 15 years after Katrina and it still affects me. My aunt and uncle in Lake Charles are straight up refusing to leave and I’m terrified for them.
Unsurvivable storm surge with large and destructive waves will cause catastrophic damage from Sea Rim State Park, Texas, to Intracoastal City, Louisiana, including Calcasieu and Sabine Lakes. This surge could penetrate up to 30 miles inland from the immediate coastline.
#Laura
FYI:
@CityOfNOLA
is opening a third
#COVID
drive-thru testing and vaccine site at the UNO Lakefront Arena. Additionally, transportation options are available via Uber and Lyft. You can also pre-register online.
At the New Orleans Press Club Awards for the first time in nine years. I looked prettt decent and then, you know, I walked outside in 95 degree heat and melted.
It’s
#MentalHealthAwarenessMonth
and I’m thankful for a new medicine my doctor prescribed. Six weeks ago I couldn’t bring myself to get out of bed most of the time. This week I’ve cooked, cleaned and run a bunch of errands.
So it’s no longer Carnival season, but there’s leftover king cake in my house. Will I jinx the Saints and hurricane season if I eat a slice? Do I spare us all and throw it away? WHAT’S A GIRL TO DO.
In Florida for vacation. Just asked a waitress for a frozen Irish coffee to go. She told me no. I was genuinely confused and thought she wouldn’t serve me because I look young. I sat & stared with a confused look on my face. Louisiana girl is in a foreign land of no to-go cups 🤦🏻♀️
All I want to do right now is go to the Mid-City
@JuansNOLA
and shove a giant plate of pork nachos and several double house rocks margaritas in my pie hole.
#takemeback
#covidsucks
I got this lovely bottle of
@MoetUSA
for my 30th birthday and it’s been sitting in my fridge since. I guess turning 33 during a pandemic tomorrow is as good a time as any to finally pop it open.