I'm feeling more in control--even if that control is an illusion. I actually got a call from my doctor's office in response to my message about upping the dose of my anxiety meds, and I have a phone call scheduled tomorrow. Anxiety-wise, Kid 3 is having a rough time and is super needy. It doesn't... Continue Reading →
Quarantine Notes – March 17
Today is the first day of remote learning for my fifth grader, aka "Kid 3." But, Kid 3 (and her older sister, Kid 2 (24) have run low fevers since the 4th of March, so I have been effectively quarantined for a long time. Kid 2 is on medication for psoriatic arthritis, and is immune-suppressed.... Continue Reading →
Things that make me go Hmmmm?
Why is every activity for adults [fun thing] and wine? I'd love to paint and cook and craft, but I don't like wine. I don't want to pay for the wine and not drink it. I don't want to get the "WTF is wrong with her" looks when I'm the only one not chugging wine.... Continue Reading →
Late to the Party – starting D&D at 50
My son is pissed. "MOM. I tried for YEARS to get you to play D&D, and you wait until I move to New York to start playing?!" "Well," I explained. "I thought it was math. All those dice and hit points and stuff just didn't sound like fun." (Look, I'm a super lib flaming feminist,... Continue Reading →
A letter to my dead father
Dear Dad, Intellectually, I knew you were mortal. And your health hasn't been good for several years. It all started to go to shit when you slipped on the stairs and broke your leg. After that was a 5-way heart bypass. You never really came back from that. Though your scars healed and your cardiologist... Continue Reading →
How a lame comment and a case of mistaken identity torpedoed my job search
I didn’t always say everything that popped into my head. When I went to Kindergarten, the school realized I could already read like a third-grader (though I couldn’t tie my shoes), so after two weeks I was put in first grade. Where I became the smallest, youngest child in the class with the bonus of... Continue Reading →
Now accepting new clients
We took a couple-few years off to write novels (and were pretty prolific), but we’re ready to get back in the game. You need words? We got ’em. Words to describe your product or service… Source: Now accepting new clients
Breast Cancer, one year later
A year ago today I got a life-changing phone call. I had infiltrating ductal carcinoma: breast cancer. It's sort of a sad anniversary. I feel in a way as if I lost a year of my life (along with my hair, a chunk of boob, my fertility, and a few lymph nodes). But at the... Continue Reading →
