“This shouldn’t hurt a bit,” the intern told me as she pricked the skin of my shin. “Anything?” “No, not really,” I admitted even though I did feel the needle poke and settle. I laid there on the acupuncturist’s table and tried to think of more pleasant things as she continued. Whales swimming south from [...]
I haven’t written in nearly a month. Instead of writing, I’ve been cooped up with my thoughts. I can’t seem to escape them. I can’t seem to articulate them. And I can’t seem to come to much of a conclusion except to say I keep feeling like life is passing me by. All around me [...]
I’ve been a bad little blogger lately. I haven’t been writing, reading, or commenting. I’ve watched my Google Reader run amok and have simply sat by. I’ve fallen terribly behind. I’ve been a bad friend lately too. I haven’t been making plans, haven’t been emailing or calling, even texting. I’ve gone quiet without warning or [...]
Sitting there in front of the blank page, cursor blinking, I struggled with where to begin. Normally, it takes only one sentence of inspiration and then I’m off. One sentence. One phrase even. Nothing. In a flurry of spontaneity, I reached for a stubby, unkempt notebook and my giraffe pen (very good for the tapping [...]
There is a reason I do not write sometimes; do not write like I have not written lately. My reason is nothing like so many other bloggers before me, but it’s not for want of legitimacy, nor lack of self-realization. My priorities haven’t shifted, my desire to write has not lessened, my ideas for “the what” have not gone vacant. [...]
As my regular readers can attest, I. Am. Not. A. Baby. Person. But, wouldn’t you know, on a visit to Mara after The Baby was born, he actually didn’t scream bloody murder when I held him! In fact, he fell asleep. Bizarre child. Can you imagine? Which is when my friend’s husband asked if I [...]
Tomorrow, I turn 30. 3-0. As in the age that I thought at the beginning of my twenties I’d be married and be done having all the kids I planned to have. Beyond that I hadn’t invested much thought. It was my small town mentality at work, my “worldview” as you could call it. And, [...]
