Yesterday was another doozy. The work day wasn’t so bad. Five home visits in a row, no cancellations. It went fast. I was home by 4:00. It wasn’t until later that everything turned to shit. First, I was mad at myself for waiting a little too long to buy our concert tickets. General admission (which […]
This is my 100th post. When I started this blog, I didn’t exactly imagine where I would be by the time I had written this many posts, so I can’t say whether I’m further ahead or behind than where I thought I’d be. In this regard, I had no expectations. It’s kind of nice, for […]
I should be having sex with my husband right now. It’s “that time,” right? Except. He tells me on our walk to the dirt track near our house that he doesn’t feel like it. That he doesn’t want to do it “this way.” Meaning timed intercourse and paying attention to my cycles (which have been […]
Hubby and I recently watched two versions of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. The 1978 version with Donald Sutherland and the original black-and-white from 1956. Each of the story lines were similar, each had its own “special” effects, but the endings were very different. ***SPOILER ALERT*** In the original, the invasion starts locally, in a small (fictional) […]
Am I ready for Hubby to get a job–anywhere–and move us out of here? Am I ready to start my life all over again in a new place, make new friends, find new doctors and a new job for myself? Am I ready for how quickly things might start happening? Am I ready to be […]
Again. Which means, for the second time in a row, I’ve had a 22 day cycle. Last time, I thought it was a fluke, and it pissed me off. Now I’m starting to worry. Now that Hubby’s crazy conference weekend is over, he called to schedule his next SA, a week from today, and he’ll […]
Have I mentioned lately how much I love my husband? Well, watch out, ’cause it’s about to get gooey in here. Friday evening we got together with some of Hubby’s former PhD cohorts at a local eatery across the street from their alma mater. Of these friends, four are married (only two of them to each […]
I had not one, but two home visits today with families that have recently acquired a puppy. Both were probably mutts, one short-haired with a sweet face and sad eyes, and the other a teeny, fluffy, Maltese-looking thing. Both pretty small for little ones to be handling. At the first visit, the one with the […]
A few weeks ago, Mel challenged her MFA Sunday School students to write a villanelle. This was a new one for me. And quite difficult. It’s metered, rhymed, and two of the lines are repeated at very specific places within the form. This is what I came up with. It’s a very rough draft, and still untitled, so be […]
Just to be clear, I am not currently feeling any symptoms of depression. Stress, anxiety–these are my new norms. Not surprising, given our current circumstances–but there is no need to be concerned about the state of my mental health. I started seeing a therapist the winter after Hubby and I got married. I had read all about […]
Something Out of Nothing 