Feeling great, everything is great. It’s not every day that Todd’s dog wakes me up at 5:20 a.m. No. Sometimes it’s 5:30. Sometimes it’s 5:52. But today, today is special and TODD’S dog wanted to make sure I didn’t miss one glorious moment of the shenanigans she served up hot, fresh, and dripping wet. Todd … Continue reading Shuggie Shenanigans
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What I Did On My Spring Vacation
Oh, oh… oh my God….ooooooh! Oh man, oh wow, oh my God…. Just hold still, I’m almost done. Two men, in my kitchen. One is on his knees, head bent to the floor, hand over the sink – oh my God, I’m about to pass out – the other, holding this hand over the sink … Continue reading What I Did On My Spring Vacation
Let’s Talk About April (784 days)
I know, I know. It’s been over a month. A lot has happened. Nothing has happened. Let’s talk about April. I have found the customer care in our county’s environmental department to be abysmal. Solely because I have left THREE messages and Todd sent several emails regarding a perc test and absolutely NO ONE has … Continue reading Let’s Talk About April (784 days)
749 Days
It’s been 749 days since we enjoyed our last normal week. 749 days since my son arrived home from college in the middle of the night, the truck packed with his belongings. 749 days since Veruca’s school announced a “temporary”closure. 749 days since Todd moved into his home office and dissolved into what seemed like … Continue reading 749 Days
The Dash in the Middle
I went to a funeral yesterday and I am terrible at funerals. I don’t know that anyone is actually good at funerals but I guarantee you I will cry. I will cry and I will also do that people-watching thing I do everywhere I go, so that my thoughts are often full of observations I … Continue reading The Dash in the Middle
How to Keep the Love Alive in Any Relationship
Defrost a refrigerator together. Especially if that refrigerator is a Samsung and you are in the habit of defrosting it several times a year. I hate our refrigerator. The fan “freezes” up and then it slowly gets warmer in there (but only the fridge, not the freezer). My wonderfully versatile and skilled husband can fix … Continue reading How to Keep the Love Alive in Any Relationship
All the Open Tabs
Still doing my creative writing but the days between are long and powered by a perpetually distracted constitution. I’ve written a few installments and intentionally shared them out of order. I don’t intend to write an entire book and share it via WordPress. Not because I’m cheap, but because I want a complete, cohesive book … Continue reading All the Open Tabs
Pandemic Day 676 – The Precarious Balance Between Contentment & Disappointment
Day 676 is a national holiday – Martin Luther King Day – and so I have the day off. I reinstated my subscription to the New York Times and read this article about Jasper Johns and have learned – a little late in the game – that his work is showing at the Whitney and … Continue reading Pandemic Day 676 – The Precarious Balance Between Contentment & Disappointment
I’m Fine – Conclusion
There is only this – the before. And tomorrow will be the after. Today I am still a little sore, and bruised, but still live in the unknown. It’s a weird place to be. The not knowing. This time tomorrow I will know. I’ll either be relieved and feeling a bit foolish for worrying when … Continue reading I’m Fine – Conclusion
It’s Fine, I’m Fine, Everything is Fine, 2.0
It sweeps up through my nostrils, burning through my sinuses so thoroughly that I feel more alive than I have in a long time. Today is recovery day and I took a walk to the mailbox after a few hours of lying around. I sucked the chilly air into my lungs, alternating between my mouth … Continue reading It’s Fine, I’m Fine, Everything is Fine, 2.0
The Tara Chronicles 