My ophthalmologist found a piece of glass in my eye. Glass. I have no idea how it got there, and it was really small, but y'all. Glass. The last broken glass incident in our house occurred approximately five days before my eye started bothering me, but what can I say, I live a dangerous life.... Continue Reading →
The Last In Line
There are new restrictions everywhere we go nowadays, and that's great news. I am all for waiting in the car for the pediatrician instead of marinating in the sputum of the people in the waiting room, especially when we're only there for a well visit or a flu shot. Letting in fewer people at once... Continue Reading →
Icarus
It turns out you can't just affirm anything you want into existence. Psyching myself up to write more and submit to other publications is seemingly more attainable than my quest to eat more vegetables. I was not able to manifest better health. I love vegetables and have watched several documentaries that extol the virtues of... Continue Reading →
Hag
There is a big event coming up in November, and you would not believe the amount of mental energy I am expending on the prep work. My fabulous sister is getting married, and while I am focused on the gravity of the occasion and gaining a new brother, my head is filled with panic about... Continue Reading →
Made Up
Most days, I'm wearing yoga pants or jeans with holes in the knee, a t-shirt, and my hair is pulled back in what I hope is a messy bun, but in fact makes me look like The Trunchbull. I don't wear clothes that require dry cleaning, because everything has snot or milk sprayed on it... Continue Reading →
Body of Evidence
I can tell I'm running on fumes with I start snapping at my son for doing things that are annoying but not surprising for a three-year-old, or losing it over a mess that can't be helped. Before we left Austin, I joined the local YMCA and that really seemed to help with the stress of... Continue Reading →