I'm entering night three of a bout of unnamed illness, and currently typing from an awkward reclined position because being upright for more than a few minutes is a non-starter. Coffee and dim lighting for the headache, blankets and sweater for the chills. It's not vertigo, more like motion sickness, where nodding or turning my... Continue Reading →
I'm really trying to become a podcast person, but it's hard to find options that are safe for frequent interruptions by my children (if you don't have this issue, I recommend What's My Motivation? by my siblings-in-law). I have started really looking forward to new releases from The Sharon Says So Podcast because they are... Continue Reading →
Months after "finishing" my first work of fiction, I finally came back to it and tried to fill in the obvious holes in the story. It still needs a lot of work, but today I sent it off to the first reader. It's a big favor to ask of someone -- please read 52,000 words... Continue Reading →
I know I write about the trials and tribulations of a patient with chronic illness often, but guys, it's absolute madness. I'm taking a break from my own medical adventures to try and sort out the lab test bills for my kids this morning, and it is not the first morning I have devoted to... Continue Reading →
My five year old came home sick on the sixth day of school. He had forgotten his allergy meds that morning so at first we all thought his congestion was the result of a missed dose, and he asked for his Zyrtec as soon as we walked in the door. From there he got worse.... Continue Reading →
Kids can be excited to go back to school and also pretty nervous. My kids' school closed down early in the pandemic and I was so grateful for the option to continue their education through virtual learning. We were on spring break when things started to get bad in other parts of the state, and... Continue Reading →
I took some time off from the blog to focus on my intense anxiety around my kids returning to school, but before I write about that I want to focus on my city for a minute. I've moved around my whole life. It's what I expect for the rest of my life, even though my... Continue Reading →
Rule #1 of owning a home: once you decide to spend money on your house, something will break/explode/leak. Same for spending money on the rest of your life. Everything is settling down, you've saved up to take a trip, and as soon as you hop on a plane, your parents call to let you know... Continue Reading →
In El Paso, as well as other cities on the border, it's customary to build stone walls around your property rather than a picket fence, a style that originated with our neighbors in Mexico. It was jarring a first to see heavy rock walls rather than wooden fences, but its practical. Wood in the desert,... Continue Reading →
Do you ever picture something you want and when you go to find that thing you can't? It doesn't exist, you just designed your perfect item and then were crushed to discover you could not, in fact, purchase that item? That happens to me all the time. You'd think someone would have offered me some... Continue Reading →
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