Hi! I’m Cat or CAB and this is my online place. I am a 40-something single (twice divorced) mother of four with a full time career position as an educator (hmmmm, fancy word for teacher/consultant). I started this blog as an attempt to motivate myself to write something, anything daily. I figure, if I hope to encourage the same habits in my students, then I’d best set the example. Blogging certainly has helped me discipline myself to write far more often than ever before. This is my personal creative outlet to explore a variety of topics, to practice a variety of creative writing styles and to toss my hat into the ring of digital expression. Hopefully something I write here will resonate with others.
While the ideas here originate from my own background and experiences, I do not profess to know it all or think my experience is the only valid one. I encourage you to comment and share yourself with the world and me. May we entertain and enlighten each other as we journey through the experiences of parenting, dating, family life, balancing career and children and time for ourselves. I also encourage and love to entertain those who move along divergent paths. Where our journeys intersect there is great reward. This is not just a mommy blog either, because there are many fine, single dads out there tasked with responsibilities and joys that come with the role of primary custodial parent. I have deepest admiration and respect for all who find themselves responsible for children without the support of a partner. May we all, regardless of our path or situations in life, find rest and encouragement for the weary travelers among us, hope and inspiration from those who are succeeding or who have “made it”, whatever “made it” means to each of us, and may we find laughter to lighten our load and a bit of intellectual stimulation to stave off the inevitable effects of aging just a bit longer. Thanks for stopping by CAB’s Place. Grab your favorite beverage, pull up a chair and join the conversation. Welcome to CAB’s Place!
~ June 25, 2008 — C.A.B.
Revised, January 18, 2009 –C.A.B.
June 29, 2008 at 8:39 am
Cat just wondering if these comments post on your page? Enjoyed reading through the site, most entertaining.
GREG
June 29, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Hi Greg!
Again, thanks for the encouragement. It keeps me writing!
Glad to see you found your way to CAB’s Place! Yes, as you can see these comments do post on my page. I’m glad you enjoyed the site. Tell folks about it!!!!
Cat
August 7, 2008 at 4:39 pm
great!
September 29, 2008 at 1:36 am
Dear cab, i am glad to red from you can i have your email address to have deep words with you.
thanks,
best regards
sam
October 13, 2008 at 10:13 pm
I saw your writing on tbd, bounced to your profile and thence to your blog.
You’re an interesting person.
October 17, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Now you have me writing – lots! And counting to “5″ and doing point-counterpoint! What an influence you are already having! And every pirate needs his story written down in the 3rd person. Here’s the captain’s log, matey!
October 29, 2008 at 8:19 pm
Interesting reading about your hectic life with children. Raising four kids is tough with a partner. I can’t imagine it by yourself. Hope you survive it!
God bless
November 23, 2008 at 5:28 pm
You’re on the wrong side of the Civil War, but it’s hard not to root for you.
Blessings.
November 30, 2008 at 12:53 pm
I ve been reading along for a while now. I just wanted to drop you a comment to say keep up the good work.
Joan
Tips Beauty
December 1, 2008 at 10:01 pm
TMI 4 now, later!
December 4, 2008 at 12:31 am
There’s no way you’re forty-anything.
December 7, 2008 at 10:50 am
Okay, cmajor7, I’ll send you the payment for posting that comment on my blog! Thanks. Sad, but true. The good news, the picture I’ve posted is really me, and is recent. Thanks for the kind words.
December 31, 2008 at 8:42 pm
Glad I stumbled onto your Blog. Cabsplace is very refreshing, even from the East Coast. I enjoy your penned thoughts, and you are correct, your daughter is a good writer too. I like how you both apparently enjoy life. Best wishes from Delaware.
January 12, 2009 at 6:53 pm
CAB, I do hope that you sent Samuel your e-mail address. One never knows what might transpire. He may even be willing to give you a hug and a goldfish at the end of the day. LMAO
March 4, 2009 at 12:16 pm
Not sure my comment was posted. How do I link to your blog. I would like to read it. I too am a single parent and teacher….
I just started blogging at word spot
I am on linkedin as April Guyer
Let me know how to add a link to your blog .
Thanks for sharing.
april
April 24, 2009 at 7:22 pm
You are amazing…I have been working with you everyday and thinking you were this amazing person that is so intelligent… and then I stop by your blog and all I have to say is, WOW, I had no idea that you could be any MORE deep, and what do you know! I wish I could write like this. It would take me all day to just get a posting like yours done on my own and edited…You are amazing…I am so glad are paths came together! You inspire me.
April 24, 2009 at 9:10 pm
Jami,
And, for the record, at first…it did take me all day to get a post up. 
Thanks so much for those really encouraging words! They really mean so much to me, because I am so impressed with you and how you have your game on! If you’d known me even three years ago, the person I was then I don’t think would have impressed you. I was living a very fearful, discouraged and defeated life. I had a few really quality people in my life who believed in me, even when I did not and, of course, I had to keep putting one foot in front of the other for the sake of my children and the better life I envisioned for us. I began writing last summer, and the blogging for an audience, even if imagined, helped improve my writing tremendously. The feedback from those courageous and caring enough to provide their candid perspectives, provides me daily with the information I need to try again to be more clear or to know when I hit the mark. Start your own blog. You’ll see how it goes…but…wait…you have the book project and that is far more important.