I hate scans. Tests. Waiting for answers and diagnoses and results. All the stories I have about waiting cram into my thoughts like jockeys trying to be the first to be told. Numerous pregnancy tests when we were trying to get pregnant with our first baby. The excitement of trying and hopes & dreams of… Continue reading Scanxiety
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Labeling “Crazy”
I haven't been diagnosed with ADHD. But watching my daughter, who has, I would put money on my having it too. Her 8-year-old activity level mirrors my own memories of being eight. But I've learned to (mostly) manage mine because I wasn't diagnosed with it as a kid. I was a girl in the '90s… Continue reading Labeling “Crazy”
Dear 6th Grade Me…
Dear sixth grade me, I'm an adult, so I know you don't want to listen to me, But I have some things to tell you, and I want you to know them. They won't change your future but they'll help keep you going. 1- The world is a better place with you in it. Don't… Continue reading Dear 6th Grade Me…
Crisis of Faith
I was raised Catholic. Irish Catholic to be more specific, generations of big families and lots of religion. I went to church camps, took part in youth groups (shoutout to my fellow Parable Players!), First Communion, Confirmation, the whole gambit. In college I realized I was bisexual. Gay people weren’t allowed in the Catholic Church.… Continue reading Crisis of Faith
Man power
Every time I think “I should go blog about that,” I turn around and forget in that half second. Why? I like “talking” about my life in this way. At least for the funny stuff I do. That’s what my life feels like now- funny. It’s not funny in the moment but it is later… Continue reading Man power
Residual Covid
April started with Charlotte's birthday. How is she 7??? I remember the night before she was born, laying in bed with my gigantic belly pushing into Bob's side of the bed as we held hands on top of it. She would kick him in the stomach through my skin, making him laugh and begrudgingly stay… Continue reading Residual Covid
3 years from “Home”
I've been thinking about what I want to do tomorrow, to distract me from how I'll feel. Fill my day with activities so I don't have time to think, or schedule nothing so I can lay on the couch with sleeping dogs? I know Bob's around, after 3 years I've learned to at least see… Continue reading 3 years from “Home”
Helena Handbasket
I've decided I'm not meant to know what the date is for any given day in December. Charlotte had a birthday party last weekend for one of her besties. The invitation has been front and center on our fridge since October/ early November. I bundled the kids up on Saturday, packed some snacks for the… Continue reading Helena Handbasket
Blessed
Hey there guys, gals, and everything in between. It’s been a while! With everything going on I’ve once again forgotten about my own needs, and without prompting took the last two days “off” between the hours of 8:30 and 4 when the kids were in school. Is it a personal day when I don’t have… Continue reading Blessed
The eclipse and the house
Four years ago a solar eclipse over the U.S. dominated the news. Debates sprang up about the UV dark glasses being sold, and whether people could just use their own sunglasses. It would happen in the middle of the day, near the end of August, when most children were still not in school and could… Continue reading The eclipse and the house
Solo Mom of Tiny & Loud Dragons 