April was by far the busiest and most eventful month of the year. I started working at CHOP, Veruca started her softball career, Opac had oral surgery, my maternal grandfather passed away, a week later my uncle unexpectedly followed, a high school friend lost his battle with cancer, and Todd and I attended the college’s … Continue reading 2017 – The Year in Review
Life
The First Days of 2018
As another year turns the corner, I cleanse my inbox of useless emails and spam, browse the pages of social media for inspiration. I get emails from a website that offers design inspiration for your home and garden and life. One included a reminder about, and how and where, to start decluttering your space. Purging … Continue reading The First Days of 2018
Conversations With Todd
I got home from work Saturday a little after 12:30, after being up since 5:50 a.m., found Todd seated on the couch with the cat on the ottoman at his feet and the dog sleeping nearby. We shared hellos and some basic updates before I launched into a continuation of what he described as a … Continue reading Conversations With Todd
Where I Wake Up Next to Another Man
Probably not the best followup to my last post but, as they say, what happens tonight goes on Facebook tomorrow. We planned a small gathering of friends and our parents, and Mother Nature planned a winter wonderland to otherwise shut down what would have been a house-quaking party. Okay, not really a house-quaking. But nearly … Continue reading Where I Wake Up Next to Another Man
The Pump, a Tooth, and the Carpocolypse
The tale of an endless string of bullshit that might not only seem implausible, but has all the potential motivation for getting rat-arsed and banged up on sauce. It all started with Veruca’s insulin pump, which was no longer under warranty. I called Animas, the company who produces her pump, to get a head start … Continue reading The Pump, a Tooth, and the Carpocolypse
Four Years in Maryland
It’s officially four years since I reluctantly excitedly nervously optimistically went kicking and screaming moved to Maryland. Four years! Opac is now a high school Junior, and learning to drive. Veruca is in her second year of middle school. Todd has gotten a promotion and is simultaneously launching another business. I got a new job. … Continue reading Four Years in Maryland
Skipping Out, While Silverfox Takes Chicago
I took my medication on an empty stomach earlier this week and slept for two hours. Some days it's a gamble, between high anxiety and being comatose. Really, all I probably need to do is stop drinking coffee. The gamble for the rest of the week was to skip the pills and challenge anxiety to … Continue reading Skipping Out, While Silverfox Takes Chicago
Random Thoughts For September
We went shopping at Lowe’s last weekend which was shocking because it was Todd’s idea. Todd had boycotted the store after a debacle there about a year ago. However, Lowe-gate couldn’t hold a candle to an entirely different debacle involving kitchen rugs from Big Lots. Todd’s busy brain took a short detour to kitchen rug … Continue reading Random Thoughts For September
Personal Space
Two posts ago I mentioned that minor thing called Personal Space. We all need it. We are occasionally violated. We sometimes never get it. Sometimes we get too much. In college this weird thing happened where people started hugging each other. Not that we didn’t do that before, but it seemed like a matter of … Continue reading Personal Space
Where I’ve Been – September Half-point Edition
In keeping with the life-in-the-fast-lane theme mentioned in my last post, I’m now going to regale you with tales of a week in the life. The next day was Opac’s second game – away again – and, while the teams were more evenly matched than the previous week’s and we got on the board, we … Continue reading Where I’ve Been – September Half-point Edition
The Tara Chronicles 