I’m the kind of person who goes to the doctor and then tries to resolve every single medical concern I’ve had over the year. No matter if I’m at the appointment for gout, I’ll also ask if it’s weird my nose has grown two sizes in six months, what’s up with my butt, why I’m…Continue Reading
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PROMPTuesday Interlude
Enjoy the interlude music: PROMPTuesday will return in September!
Your Hypochondriac Child: What Not To Do
In the interest of full disclosure, it must be known that I’m a raging hypochondriac. There’s no disease I haven’t researched nor suffered from in my mind. I try to keep this mental affliction from my kids, but it’s recently become clear that I’m a little transparent. Also unfortunately, my oldest daughter shares my irrational…Continue Reading
San Diegans? Help the Kids Korps.
Kids Korps USA is taking school supply donations for foster youth and the children of active military, and it’d be real nice if you could help. Kids Korp, a youth volunteer organization, partnered with Starbucks for its “Fill a Backpack… Feed a Mind” initiative and is asking interested folks to bring any of the…Continue Reading
France Comes Back
He told me to take a picture with my eyes. Look at the building of stones in front of us, awash in white twinkle upon French onyx sky and let the sight sink in. Absorb it, he said. Don’t look away like most people do, just allow the lines and the edges and the…Continue Reading
Gullibility Level Orange
{{I’m telling this again. Because it’s come to my attention that I really need to start saying “no” more often. And this has nothing to do with the Kirby vacuum guy I allowed to stay in my home for 83 hours.}} I’m the person who believes almost anything. If you tell me a ridiculous…Continue Reading
BlogHer in Snippets
Back from BlogHer yesterday afternoon. I am putting my brain and heart back together. There are only memory blasts for today… The First Night: Overly large suitcase bumping down the stairs. Stiletto heels poking through canvas. Lane-changing drive to the hotel; horns honking, tires squealing, head bopping. Running to dinner in new shoes, wobbling…Continue Reading
Pine Trees and Potato Bugs, Again
{{Lots of changes afoot for me, if I accept them. It’s all made me think about my life. You know, more so than usual…}} For the first 10 years of my life, my family moved annually. My dad was a video game salesman in the early days when Space Invaders and Asteroids ruled the…Continue Reading
PROMPTuesday: Take Your Pick
You know? If I went chronological, we’d be on prompt #163 today, which got me thinking: I should post some of the old classics from years gone by. If you’re looking for a little writing inspiration, check out these PROMPTuesdays from the archives, see if one resonates, and let your brain nosh on it.…Continue Reading
Mojo, Mojo, Wherefore Art Thou?
I’m re-posting this because apt, much? Here, again is my step-by-step guide to getting your mojo back: Go here! No, there! I said, here! Jump. Jump harder! Not that hard! Think, think, think. Get that brain going! Let the thoughts flow in, flow out. Too much flow! Stuff going…Continue Reading
A Story Again
I first posted this in 2008, but was thinking about it today. Thinking mainly how it feels I’m losing my memory, and am thankful for details I wrote down three years ago… I often pretended Maura Dominiak’s nooks and crannies house were mine. Big, rustic, rife with wood, and usually empty of parental supervision.…Continue Reading
Bathing Suit Checkpoint: Week Six
Let’s jump right into this: My boobs look like sad potatoes and I gained weight. I didn’t even put makeup on for this what the hell? photo: Here are my mofo measurements: July 27, 2011 Body Stats (the figures at right were my stats from July 7): Weight: 147.4/146.4 Bust:…Continue Reading
