Sometimes you're in the middle of folding laundry and are watching Abstract: The Art of Design on Netflix at the same time and thinking about how you've been in this really weird frustrating place for the past several days. It's a place you find yourself over and over again, probably once every couple of months... Continue Reading →
morning ride and the state of my brain
I thought since last night's walk was so pain free and relatively easy that this morning's bike ride would be the same. Um, no. Apparently my legs are still in rebellion mode because those 6 miles were more than a bit lackluster. There is one TINY hill on this route and I was struggling to... Continue Reading →
this is why i’m in therapy folks
Texts this morning from yet another friend who is struggling for different reasons. Sometimes people are incredibly mean, closed minded, and heartless in their well-meaning-ness, if that makes any sense. I know life is difficult and there are struggles to be had. Its not all peachy keen, hunky dory, sunshine, rainbows, and unicorns, but I... Continue Reading →
Valentine’s Day. Quit yer whining.
Today kiddo and I made Valentines and then I attempted to get her to nap. No dice. So we went to the grocery store instead and got Super Bowl food (just an excuse to buy junk) and stuff to make Valentine cupcakes tomorrow. Should be fun. And messy. And yummy. I'm not a Valentine's Day... Continue Reading →
Testy
I'm on a short fuse today for one reason or another. Its Sunday, so by this time every weekend I've responded to 20 gazillion calls of "mommy mommy" and my patience is taxed. I know that I am kiddo's whole world at this stage in her life so I try to keep perspective and channel... Continue Reading →
Dear Runkeeper,
Thank you for sending me this. However, I am in fact, NOT "bored with my routine", as you so helpfully suggested. You see, I no longer have a routine, unless you count lots of sleeping, cupcakes, and mentally tripping the senders of these relentless running emails as they walk down stairs. So by all means,... Continue Reading →
grumpy mcgrumperson
I am not a fan of small talk nor am I very good at it. Post holiday small talk tops the list of all categories of dreaded chitty-chatty-for-no-reason banter. Hello person with me in the elevator who I don't know but who I think works in accounting..."how was your Christmas" they ask me...I say "it... Continue Reading →
shutting down
Today has been, oh, what's the word I'm looking for? Oh yeah, SHITTY. That's it. And I just deleted the long post explaining why. So I will do what I usually do. Announce that I'm in a pissy mood and then shut down, crawl in my hole until my psyche cycles out of it, and then... Continue Reading →
aaaaaand here we are
Hi. I'm in one of those "I feel like talking/typing but I have nothing of value to say but am going to post anyway" kind of moods. Which usually ends up to be long rambling paragraphs about baby poop or the dream I had last night. But you don't mind or else you wouldn't be... Continue Reading →
why the long face?
This is me. Spreading sunshine everywhere I go. Yep yep. I mean, can't you tell? Heh. The not-so-funny thing is, I really am a fun lively laughing joking person when I'm out from behind a desk. Can we say "you got off at the wrong stop lady"? Yes we can. Eh, anyway. Stuff 'n things. Ummmmmm,... Continue Reading →
well here we are but where is that?
Life is messed up. Generally speaking. Things don't make sense, get all crazy, aren't logical and sure as hell aren't black and white. Sometimes I think I will never figure things out. Never figure out what I'm supposed to be doing here, what I want to do here. I envy those people who know what they... Continue Reading →
blarg
I'm having a really bad day. Let's just get that right out there. I feel beat down and discouraged with no way out of this hole I've put myself in. And I can't even, don't even, want to talk about specifics (not here obviously, but not anywhere or to anyone) because if you're not here,... Continue Reading →
this is painful, don’t even bother
First a random baby note: Sam can sign "hungry", "thirsty" and "brush teeth". It's quite cute and quite handy. Except that she like to sign "brush teeth" a LOT. I think she's just in love with the taste of the Elmo toothpaste. Can't blame her, it is yummy. I'm just going to go ahead and... Continue Reading →
in which I tell you what I want
Yesterday I left The Man's in a snit. Got in my car, put in Pearl Jam's Ten and blasted the windows out while driving a smidge too fast all the way home. (Wow, I have used the words "snit" and "smidge" w/in the first two sentences of this post. That doesn't happen every day now does... Continue Reading →
friday randoms
This was in my drafts but I'm clicking "publish", even though this is Saturday. So there... Yesterday I was either invisible or just in a meeting to look cute. I'll choose the later. Some people are just too big for their britches, as the saying goes. But it's over so whatever. I've become apathetic to some... Continue Reading →
this is me being vague
Over the past week I've started two drafts about a certain topic but I can't seem to get across what I want to say in the way that I want to say it. Its clear in my head but refuses to come out my fingertips. Frustrating. Maybe I'll get it out eventually. It's nothing that will... Continue Reading →
one day I’m going to go “splat”
Who were the brilliant civil engineers who decided it would be a good idea to build a circular street in which all drivers already within the circle are free to go round and round all day long if they wish, while those trying to merge onto the circle from multiple points on the perimeter must yield? You know what... Continue Reading →
stupid world and tomorrow’s plans
Today was kind of a dud. There was only one other person at work besides me so it was nice and peaceful in ye olde office quarters. I got a few things done and managed to make a trip to Target without getting trampled on or shot. Seriously, what is the deal with crazy people... Continue Reading →
time is screwed up
Do you know why time is screwed up? Me neither, but the reason that I know it is - because the days are way too long and drag on forever but the evenings are entirely too short and fly by with a whoosh and a 'see ya later'. The batteries are dead in the universal clock and or the spacetime... Continue Reading →
grumble grumble
I'm bummed tonight. By the time I got home from work, Sam was already in her crib asleep. I kept thinking she'd wake up any minute but it's almost 9:30 pm and she's still sleeping. It's all I can do not to go in her room and "accidentally" cough really loud so she'll wake up... Continue Reading →
Theodore Roosevelt is rolling over
So there I was, sitting on the floor in my living room clipping coupons out of the Weekly Shopper when I see this.... This isn't the best quality photo but in case you need clarification, it's a FARTING TEDDY BEAR!!!! Is this a new thing? Where have I been? Is there really a demand for... Continue Reading →
how do i bring sexy back?
You know those women who claim to love their new post-childbirth-bodies? The ones who expound on the beauty and utility of their new boobs and maintain that they have embraced their stretchmarks as some honorable "badge of motherhood"? I am not one of those women. And those women are obviously lying. I'm just sayin'. I agree with these... Continue Reading →
morphing
Something very alarming is happening to me. And I'm not sure if any amount of medical treatment can stop the madness. In the line at the grocery store the other day for example. Instead of buying Cosmo or Marie Claire, I bought a Family Circle. What the heck? Instead of MTV, I'm becoming sucked into the imaginary... Continue Reading →
ouchie-wa-wa
If you are walking along and happen to spot two very engorged bOObies lying on the ground writhing in pain, they are mine. Please do not return them to me as I do not want them back. Ever.
6 week mark
Sami is six weeks old today! We've made it this far without going 100% crazy so I guess we will be ok. She is becoming more animated and making different noises and faces. There are a few smiles too. The six week mark also means that my maternity leave is officially halfway over. Please pass... Continue Reading →
