Maybe you can relate. And if not, please humor me.
It's all about presents. You spend weeks in anticipation. Writing and rewriting as your idea for the perfect toy to top your Christmas List changes faster than your choice of perfect Halloween costume just weeks ago. You stand, trembling with equal parts anticipation and apprehension, in a winding line of overheated, overstimulated fellow petitioners waiting… Continue reading Ever-Changing Holidays
One day the temperature is 42F degrees, the next the windchill is 14F degrees below zero. This is December in the Midwest, I'm used to rapidly changing weather. Just because you expect it, doesn't mean it's not jarring to your system. You layer up the cold weather gear. Heavy coat, boots, scarf, hat. All in… Continue reading Cold Weather And A Year Of Memories
I'm SO tired. It's so COLD outside. It's CLOUDY. Where is the SUN? I have ZERO energy. HOW am I going to GET THROUGH today? This. Day. Is. A. WRITE-OFF. Or I thought it was, until I crossed paths with a Salvation Army bell ringer. I went into the store with a foul mood. I… Continue reading Don’t Let Anybody Steal Your Joy Today
Oh, the grand schemes! Oh, the high hopes of sunny spring days! Oh, the reality of my lack of follow-through. You know the feeling. Summer stretches out before you like a lazy river in your mind as you float downstream in a mental inner tube. The whole world seems possible. You will build a grand… Continue reading The Flower Bed Saga Part Two: Rise Of The Weeds
There's nothing like a really nasty, miserable case of tonsillitis to prompt you to take a good, hard look at your blog. I know at first glance that doesn't seem like a natural cause and effect, but my swollen tonsils are why you are reading this post right now. Bright and early on a Saturday… Continue reading Transition
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