Pam GrimesinBe YourselfElvis, The Big Lebowski & the Empty Nest“Small kids, small problems–big kids, big problems.” As a parent of three grown sons, this adage rings very true. When my boys were small…6 min read·Mar 15, 2022----
Pam GrimesinBe YourselfPandemic PudgeThey say we’ll come out of the pandemic a hunk, a chunk, or a drunk. I’m working on two of the three like I’m on a mission from God. I…5 min read·Mar 20, 2021--3--3
Pam GrimesinBe YourselfHey, Did I Just Join a Cult?When I was a kid growing up in the ’70s, my mother worried that I’d join a cult. Cults were big news back then. Patty Hearst was kidnapped…6 min read·Mar 4, 2021----
Pam GrimesinBe YourselfI Married a Serial EntreprenuerI could practically hear the banjo music as I crept up the dirt road toward the pasture. My objective: snap some pictures of cows and…6 min read·Aug 27, 2020--1--1
Pam GrimesinBe YourselfBetter AngelsNothing’s very funny in the middle of a pandemic. I’m currently in quarantine with my husband, two grown sons (yep, still here), and our…7 min read·Aug 17, 2020----
Pam GrimesinBe YourselfHow to Avoid Drowning While Getting Your Groove BackIf you’ve read Chicken Mom and The Big Eddy, then you already know I’m not a risk-taker. You need to understand from the start; this is…6 min read·Oct 23, 2019----
Pam GrimesinBe YourselfLeaving HomeOur youngest son left for college last month. Perhaps you’re familiar with this rite of passage. It’s a time filled with excitement…6 min read·Oct 8, 2019----
Pam GrimesConfessions of an Accidental Spammer“Just remember, when you’re over the hill, you begin to pick up speed.” — Charles Schultz4 min read·Sep 28, 2019----
Pam GrimesinBe YourselfMy Ghost MaxI live in a haunted house on the Oregon coast. When my husband and I bought the 83-year-old Cape Cod last fall, we didn’t know it was…5 min read·Sep 12, 2019----
Pam GrimesFootlooseTo say I am uncoordinated is a gross understatement. Like saying Beyonce can carry a tune or Tiger Woods kind of likes golf. Case in point…6 min read·Sep 4, 2019--4--4