Yeah She's A Keeper

The Bachelor: Why we love it.  Before I say anything else my golden rule about deciding who I like as a contestant is if I could ever be her friend under normal circumstances. If she can't hang Ben Higgins she ain't the one.  www.thedenverchannel.com Ah... Ben Higgins. He is a stud, he is kind, he is caring, and he is just as awkward as we are. We love Ben because he honestly doesn't know how cute he is. But the real question is why do we all love the Bachelor so much? There are many reasons and for all you closet Bachelor and Bachelorette lovers out there it is time to come out.  We love the drama. I love the drama. When do we ever get to be a part of drama without actually dealing with the social / emotional / heart crushing ramifications?   As women, or at least for me, I download and demand that my friends and family download about their love lives. No matter your career path, your education, your degree ... we all have relationships and it is p

Signs of Spring Hike  This last week I was tasked to create a "signs of spring hike" at my new job at the Otter Point Creek Estuary Center in Abingdon, MD. This was my first program at this facility. Now understand that programming is old hat to me, but it is still nerve wracking when you have not done the program before AND I just got off crutches last week. So of course it makes sense to send me on a hike through the wet woods with ages 6 to adult.  14 people signed up... 31 people showed up.  Not only did that happen but it was raining.  I had two children pick up dog poop and bring it to me asking what animal it came from. I had two dads who felt compelled to make crude comments about genitals .  I am not the girl to go head to head against in a game of penis chicken. I threw down my reproductive knowledge for a wide variety of species. I have never seen two grown men turn so red. Serves them right.. don't call it a d*ck in front of a group of