Sitting around the dinner table last night sneaking a few bites of dinner before Sandy arrived home, we talked about Auden’s return to Kindergarten after a three day stomach virus. Wearing the full regalia of vulnerability the way only small children can, Auden moaned…
In response to my mother’s earth day greetings email; it felt too much like a post not to blog it: ——————— Happy Earth Day to you, too, Mom! The boys are out camping and enjoying nature appropriately. It’s the Kindergarten class camping trip,…
Yesterday I accidentally overdosed on Mucinex DM. Given the diversity of drugs in my medicine cabinet, it could have been much worse. Still, who knew that cold medicine was that potent? I spent the entirety of the day in bed with my eyes…
Last Thursday after a day at the office that pleasantly ended with a surprise invitation to run with a co-worker around Lake Merrit, I trundled home on my bike, choked down a quick dinner with my sons and husband, fed the dogs, and…
I’ve always had trouble understanding how time was the 4th dimension. Recently, though, I’ve been thinking a lot about time: specifically the quantification of it, or in most of our cases, the specific lack of enough of it. Parenting seems to be a massive…
I donated blood last week. It was the third time in the last year, but after a gap almost a decade long. Forever ago, I worked in downtown San Francisco, and for nearly ten years I would donate at the Blood Centers of…
I write when I struggle. Words help me process, and blogging allows me to share it with others without it being a deep, sit-down discussion. I feel little need to keep secret my health and mental health issues. I aim for authenticity, as…