You only get one chance

This weekend, after the first girls’ day out I’ve had in—5 years?—I returned home to find that my cell phone had been disconnected.  I use my niece’s second (extra) phone and pay her the monthly fee instead of buying a 2 year cell contract, since my credit is being revamped with the help of Consumer [...]

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The one where I admit I have absolutely nothing to talk about

My head is spinning…work is overwhelming right now, I’ve got a big move coming up and am scrambling to make it happen, Christmas is right around the corner, lil pill is pronouncing every s like “sh” and driving me nuts.
I’m not sure how to refocus and get some time to breathe in all this, but [...]

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An open letter to my family

I was all set to write a long explanation of what I think of your despicable tactics, your ugliness and anger and racist diatribe over a political election; your accusations that I misled you by voting (as a soon to be 35 year old American citizen) the opposite way from how you say I should [...]

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Next up on the agenda, my mustard-yellow bathroom

So you might’ve heard that I have this house out in the sticks and that I’m moving in 15 days. Oh, dear lord. I haven’t even begun to pack, but my mind has moved past all the logistics to the really important stuff. I’m doodling notes all over the place, frantically [...]

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In which I realize that maturity doesn’t mean being a drag

Winnifred, never confuse efficiency with a liver complaint. ~ George Banks in Mary Poppins ~
Some people probably have moments of clarity in a place of worship or during a conversation with some wise counselor. I have them in the car. In those trance-like moments between leaving work and magically appearing at pill’s preschool, [...]

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