One morning last week, I woke up feeling vaguely guilty and rather like a failure. Now that isn’t terribly unusual, but I didn’t know what was wrong this time. As I thought about it, I realized my feelings were somehow connected to the fact I had been to the grocery store the previous evening.It so happens […]
The Most Difficult Thing About Pets
May 11, 2014 by
I was debating whether or not to write this post. It is rather personal. It’s also Mother’s Day, so I wasn’t sure if it was appropriate. But it’s what I’ve thinking about, so I thought I would write it. As you may know, I lost my cat Oliver to small cell lymphoma and pancreatitis about six […]
Revisiting Assumptions About Time
March 30, 2014 by
As I contemplate the past couple of months (detailed in my previous blog post), I see that I need to revisit some of my assumptions about time. Specifically my time. I am a single woman with a relatively demanding job and a lot of the responsibility for the care of an elderly, pretty-much-housebound, parent. I […]
Hands In The Dirt
August 27, 2013 by
Gentle readers, I promise you that I tried to plod through the drama of the past two weeks. I did. I DID! But then…I got swept up in the whirlwind and found myself trapped under my house and my ruby slippers were stolen by this chick carrying a dog in a picnic basket… Okay. Maybe […]
Plodding Through A Perfect Storm
August 13, 2013 by
We all go through periods in our lives that seem to be a perfect storm – a time when everything collides in mass of pure nastiness. Just for an example…let’s say your muggle job is somewhat demanding, you have family responsibilities for your elderly mother, and you have some health and money issues. Sure, […]
Run Away
August 6, 2013 by
When my mind wanders, I often dream of Winnebagos. I dream of big luxury buses. I dream of Airstreams. I dream of the Partridge Family bus. I ask for brochures for different RV’s, and I save them in my file cabinet. I follow tiny house blogs and admire the ones on trailers. This is not […]
