Monthly Archives: October 2009

ghost story

Joan Juliet Buck: The Ghost of the Rue Jacob You need a good ghost story for Halloween. And if you want to know more about Joan Juliet Buck, Click Here.


a mother is…

I sit with you and listen while you tell me your stories. Though I often don’t understand what you’re saying, I think I know what you’re telling me. “I’m unhappy,” I hear you say. “I don’t understand how this happened.” You stop and stare at me, waiting for me to answer. I’m not sure what [...]


it’s not supposed to work that way

So last week was an uphill battle of bad food choices at night. . . . . . . . . . . Yet, I lost 3 pounds (that’s 142 total). Aren’t I supposed to be rewarded for sticking to my plan?


saying it out loud

Sometimes writing something down triggers insight. Even when writing something that feels very whiny like my post yesterday about living with pain. I do not consciously feel sorry for myself, most of the time at least. Sure, I get down and have the ‘this is so unfair!’ thing going on once in a while, but [...]


what a pain

This topic has been flitting around in my head for months. I haven’t written about it because it feels too much like whining. Not that I’ve never written about pain – I have. I just don’t think I’ve vented quite this directly about it. At any rate, I’m not asking for pity. My friend Pug [...]


a couple quick stories

First, this has been another strange week. Some things I have control over, some things I don’t. And some things had unintended consequences. I had some thoughts over the weekend and decided I wanted to try going off the HCTZ. I can’t even remember when I started this medication but I think it was in [...]


fess up!

Okay, so who took the last week and hid it? C’mon, fess up! There’s no use hiding because I will find you! I am so not taking responsibility for not updating. I did post several recipes and that ought to count for something. I’m caught up with about half my email at least if I [...]


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