April is upon us again and if I’m honest I’m dreading the entire month. I remember two years ago when April Fools’ Day rolled around – Paul…
Today is the first day of spring, but despite the cluster of purple crocus sprouting up just outside my kitchen door, it doesn’t feel like…
I have these conversations in my head where I shout at myself for being so stressed and unhappy and apathetic, then I tell myself to…
Bob and Dave* are my kidneys. Bob to my left; Dave to my right. Both are riddled with cysts and are considerably larger than normal…
I had a post ready about how beat tired I was and it was only Monday. But I’m not going to post it because my…
My awesome niece, Bug, was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma the other day. She’s just days away from turning 15 and is an amazing kid. Really.…
Somewhere in the Central Cascades is a small, rural village nestled in the trees. Through the centre of the community is the main street, home…
I spent an hour or so transferring my old floppy disks onto my external hard drive today and was very pleased with myself for managing…
Oh, Wednesday, Wednesday, Wednesday. What will I do with you? Wednesday, I want to love you because you symbolise the middle of the workweek which…
Over the past several weeks I’ve made a lot of decisions that will have a lasting impact on my life. I’ve set the wheels in…
Today is my 37th birthday. And the birthday girl gets to make wishes. And I don’t believe in the whole “if you tell anyone your…
I think that one of the saddest things about not having children is the knowledge that there’s no one to pass on your traditions to.…
I don’t think I’ve slept through the night since Paul died. I’ve become a very light sleeper and am woken easily by common household sounds…
Today I gave my official notice at work and my last day will be 8 July 2011. This is a celebratory moment because it means…
I don’t know that my day started badly, but it didn’t start happy. Stress has been preventing me from getting a proper night’s sleep for…
We have survival kits for camping trips and natural disasters. We have special kits for snake bites and cuts. We keep emergency kits in our…
Since my foster daughter had a social engagement this afternoon, I took advantage of the kid-less time to get some miles in on the gym’s…
When I’m feeling stressed I turn to my writing prompts. Today, that meant working on a new form poem, which led me to write a…
Nearly a week into the new year and I’m wondering if I can keep a couple of “secret” resolutions I made to myself. So, I…
Yay! It’s 2011! Part of me dreads entering yet another new year because it reminds me of where I thought my life would be by…