I bought some ugly shoes yesterday. No, they are not “the real me.” I did not buy them because I wanted to get in touch with my non-vain, shoe-hating side. I bought them because they fit, they were on sale and because they are my ticket to freedom and happiness. I have written before abo...

Folks, I was wrong. Thanks for your wishes but it is NOT my birthday. It is officially ONE YEAR TILL THE 2010 OLYMPICS! ™ Day and I can suck it. Now I know how those kids who are born on Christmas feel. First I had to share my birthday with Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin. Now it’s al...

I meant to mention yesterday that I will not be posting a daily list of grace in small things here, at this weblog. Occasionally I might cross-post but if you want to know what little things I am grateful for on a given day over the next year, follow the link on the badge on the left sidebar and pre...

I have always thought of myself as someone who maintains an even keel. Calm to the point of maddening the excitables around me. Relaxed so that I might sleep through a rock concert. The flip side is that I have often wondered where my passion is. If I buried it, lost it or simply never had any. As I...

My mother asked me on Saturday if I had made any resolutions for the new year. I thought about it, the way I have to think if someone asks me how old my baby is. Which baby? Oh, that one. I don’t k - wait, I know this one! 8.5 months! Anyway, I said no. No, I did not make any resolutions for t...

If you search my blog for “loud” you get a handful of returned entries, 90% of which are about Fresco. Also, they are dated one per month, roughly around the 20th of each month. So this is a bit early but here is your monthly installment where I complain about how loud my baby is. I know...

I was nursing the baby and thinking about months. I’ve heard a lot of talk about how November is a terrible month but I have always loved November. Even this past November. I did love it. It was fine. The days have been dark but I am cooking more soup. It was no better and no worse than Octobe...

I had a massage today. It took me 6 months but I finally remembered to check my extended health benefits, get a doctor’s note, make an appointment and go. Yes, this is the average time expended on things I WANT, imagine how long it would take me to, say, get my car serviced. Quite a while and ...

Today is my birthday. My 40th birthday to be exact. It's hard for me to believe I'm actually 40. 40! Can you believe it? Wow. I was talking to my Mom the other night and told her, "Can you believe it Mom. I'm going to be 40. I don't 40 at all". And she said, "You'l...

I am almost certain my sinus infection is gone. I took the last little pink pill on Saturday morning and decided not to go back to the clinic for a refill. I had a headache on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, not continuously but at the same time each day: around noon while coming home from whatever t...