For every sneeze A game of who to blame: The dog who wakes me at all hours Reversing her days and nights; a schedule in flux for the season's festivities. What culprit I may find For my body succumbing Will switch in coming days As I bemoan my fate Miserable on the couch Marveling at … Continue reading Whining
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A sonnet to my sleep #wwwblogs
I could begin a sonnet to my sleep For all the hours I dreamt on a pillow Or I could simply face the day and leap Into higher gears straight from the mellow The dawn will come, a reliable truth Though we may long to remain in our dreams But we still know that the … Continue reading A sonnet to my sleep #wwwblogs
The Scream
Up until this week, I've been feeling kind of like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0_NerqyZKo That's, of course, never how I want to feel. Although the screaming can be cathartic if you really go for it. 😉 This week, I'm starting to feel a bit closer to my goal. Instead of screaming like HeiHei, I'm a bit more: … Continue reading The Scream
Finding Your Balance ~ #MondayBlogs
I am a fairly clumsy person, so balance is a double-edged sword for me! Despite my abiding love of running, I do occasionally trip over thin air, invisible dogs, and score marks in the sidewalk. But, of course, that isn't the balance I'm referring to in my title above. I'm talking about that work/life/family balance … Continue reading Finding Your Balance ~ #MondayBlogs
It’s Only Gas…#MondayBlogs
My Monday blogging schedule has been hijacked. I'm telling myself I have gas. I'm in the ER to make sure I'm completely overreacting to said gas (which is ominously lingering on the lower right side of my abdomen). Lara is sitting here with me, waiting for a CT scan. For a couple that spent our … Continue reading It’s Only Gas…#MondayBlogs
Writer Problems 101: Kill Them All #MondayBlogs
Too many people deserve to be killed on the page. What's a writer to do?
Learning to Love My Resting B*tch Face…#MondayBlogs
Runner's World magazine would call this my "running b*tch face," but that's not the face I'm talking about today. No, today I am focusing on my resting bitch face. Yes, you read that correctly. 🙂 When I was little (think elementary school age, not my chronic vertical challenge) someone told me that my face looks … Continue reading Learning to Love My Resting B*tch Face…#MondayBlogs
All I Ever Need to Know I Learned from Sandra Boynton #MondayBlogs
When I was a little girl, my grandmother passed away. I had a step-grandmother, although it never occurred to me to call her that. I simply called her by name: Audrey. I loved her. I think it's safe to say that I was willing and ready to give love to people, when I was a … Continue reading All I Ever Need to Know I Learned from Sandra Boynton #MondayBlogs
Stage Fright and Wedding Bells…#MondayBlogs
They shouldn't have much in common, but they do! I discovered that I am not the only one in this family with those large butterflies (or bats) in the tummy before any event before a group of people. My daughter and son share this, to their great dismay. It's funny now, but the little guy … Continue reading Stage Fright and Wedding Bells…#MondayBlogs
Mercury Retrograde…#MondayBlogs
First of all, I never actually know when Mercury is in retrograde. Usually, this sort of mayhem sets in, and lasts long enough that I finally voice the question, "what on Earth is going on these days?" Then, some kind soul will tell me in an offhanded way that Mercury is in retrograde. So it … Continue reading Mercury Retrograde…#MondayBlogs