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The ABCs of Me (borrowed from Loribeth)
Happy Saturday. I'm entertaining myself for the day now that I've dropped M off at a far less fun location. Chilling at a St*rf*cks waiting for the Ikea to open. Despite the annoying chatty mommies...
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Perfect moment Monday - the forest gump edition
M sent me a message on Thursday that started out simply enough: "My co-worker's doing this on Sunday and wants to know if you do too?"That something was an inaugural 10-mile race whose route just...
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What's Wrong with This Conversation?
Besides the fact that it happened at 6:30 am?6:30 am. Phone rings.me: um, yeah? (because I have caller ID you see and I can see its my boss and I want to make it terribly clear I am none too happy I am...
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What If...I Just Don't Think About It
We're just a week away from National Infertility Awareness Week and whenever I sit myself down to write a post I find myself filled with one thought:I don't want to. I just don't want to talk about...
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Where I Get My Hippie On
It's Earth Day, y'all.And I'm celebrating by taking the day off, keeping the jukebox on all day, blogging over at that other blog that I've decided I shall no longer neglect, putting my feet up,...
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Where M Drops the F Bomb in Church
Well, it's International Babylost Mother's Day. How did you get to spend yours? Me, I got to sit through a Christening.We got through it. Kind of. We're home now anyway - M's playing a mindless video...
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Not Really A Post
Had big blogging plans today. Really did.I've got a few hours to myself which always makes me giddy with possibility. (lists! lists! checking things off my lists!)But shit. Tabatha's Salon Takeover is...
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Where m. is at a Loss for Words
I have a tendency to over-share. I'll pause here for a minute so you can snicker and guffaw at the obviousness of that statement. "Oh really? She "over-shares" says the girl with 399 posts on a blog...
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Hobbits, Lobbyists & My New Hobby - Working on My EQ
I've been trying to up my EQ. You know, Emotional Intelligence. Apparently, its all the rage.What is she talking about? you ask. Or maybe you don't. But I shall tell you.Emotional intelligence is...
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You Did What?!?!
We made a major purchase over the weekend. Mega.But wait. Hang on! You need some background first before you scroll down to the What. Patience!So, it started like this:M. came home and said (like he...
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So Glad That's Over
Phew. We made it.M's birthday AND Father's Day to grapple with this weekend. Oy.Father's Day always feels more pervasive, more inescapable to me than Mother's Day. Maybe because I still see M as far...
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When Good Things Happen to Good People
Sometimes it feels like all too often IF bloggers bear the burden of sharing bad news with each other. Have you heard the sad news about....Did you see....Please go support xx during this really shitty...
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It's Not Me, It's You
Dear inflatable kayak, prop yourself up, dry yourself off. We need to have a talk.How to begin? we've been together for a while now. I still remember the day you entered my life. We've been through a...
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back on the grid
Right now, I'm in St. Louis pretending to be an executive. I'm getting wined and dined by vendors and dutifully attending sessions on Board ethics, improving non dues revenue and all kinds of topics...
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Shaking Off the Crazy
Ok. One night back in my own bed with M. by my side has washed away a little of the crazy that has been consuming me this week. I'm feeling much, much better this morning. Sort of. More like resigned....
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The Sadness
Early this morning, I dreamed that I I had a child. A boy. In my dream, he was just pushing himself up to stand, perhaps even attempt a step or two for the first time. I looked at a person who was...
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An Omen Interpreted
Yesterday morning I got up and went for a run. Did you have a chance to go outside yesterday? Here, it was glorious. A perfect, recently-washed, cool but sunny morning. Since my phone is busted (read:...
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Morning Report
Today I am pleased to report: a beautiful morninga smooth runa pooh-free path (well, at least of the human variety.) May you all have similar good starts to your days!
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and I'm Craving...
Apparently seeing naked men and human feces has emboldened me. Twice this week some things have come out of my mouth or flown off my fingers before I could even stop them. I surprised even myself....
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What I *thought* I said
You may recall me talking about how we were less then thrilled with the first couple of gestational carrier profiles that we viewed.After we sent our feedback to our agency, the director scoured their...
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