While they are not the Fluevogs I have had to stop myself from buying about 72 times in the last 24 hours (that would be these) [ETA: That link will now bring you to the main Fluevog clearance page because someone *cough* bought that particular pair], they are pretty rad, and I desperately needed them since I gave my last...
I know Therapy Tuesday is a big hit around here, but it shall be therapy Thursday this week, which sounds way better and maybe I’ll ask Rich if we can make that a permanent change. I do love some good alliteration. Just watched The Social Network with Joshua, then we both took quick showers and commiserated about whether alarms need...
Tonight, I met with Joshua’s case manager for perhaps the last time. She was told when she submitted our last review that she should plan to discharge him by March 10th, and, after she and I exchanged a few emails, we agreed that the time had come. This is a bittersweet milestone, because while it means that Joshua is receiving...
Hey kids. It has been one hell of a weekend, let me tell you what. I think I’ve kicked the plague, I cleaned and reorganized the kitchen, reconnected with someone important to me, didn’t read as much as I wanted, and slept more than I intended. It is what it is. I’ve been experiencing a bit of cabin fever, I...
I realized something tonight, and then spent some time reflecting on that realization, and then two hours of button-pushing and scrolling later, I was still only partway through the reflection and then a misstep sent me back to square one and I said eff it… But the initial thought remains, and I’m taking tonight to appreciate irony, parallels, and positive...
I know most of you are nerds just like me, and you love all those newspaper puzzles that rely on your word love to solve. So, here’s the cryptic note my heavily drugged sick self sent myself as I was falling asleep last night to serve as a writing prompt. I have a vague idea where I was going with...
Just when I thought I’d managed to escape the claws of the plague that has run rampant around the office and even through our home, it remembered me. I’d hoped for a few days that it was allergies, but today the sinus pressure, hot and heavy eyelids, and fatigue took over. Came home a couple of hours early and slept...
I especially love therapy when we start the session with Rich telling me how glam I look, and end it with an acknowledgment of how far I’ve come since I first walked through his door. I don’t often allow myself to stop and tell myself, “Hey, you’re kind of a rock star,” but I did today. And thanked him for...
…I’ve not given up writing here! I’m allowing myself a little space to introduce new self-care routines in my days, and I will be back to writing more and daily soon, I promise. Gratitude: Laughter. Brother-sister bonding time, even though the movie sucked. Bubble baths. Lengthening days. Snuggles. Even if the snugglers have sharp claws and teeth and like to...
…still wanna read more than I wanna write. There are plenty of reasons for this. I will not go into them, because I would like to get back to my book, please and thank you. Gratitude: My new hair stylist. Candid conversations that result in renewed friendships. Havarti. Music. Used bookstores with little rhyme or reason and lots of hidden...