A lot of parenting and at-home mothering just doesn't make sense. Make a bed just to unmake it. Wash clothes just to get them dirty. Eat food just to...get hungry again. Here is next week's dirty laundry waiting to get folded and put away. I watch my kids' gerbils pursue activities that are just as … Continue reading I’m Still Running

My phone was still bleary-eyed and stumbling when it was asked to take this photo. My kitchen isn't actually this blurry. But I'm afraid I really am that hunched over. Heavy thoughts can do that to a person. I once saw a woman with a hunchback at the post office when I was four years … Continue reading Jeux Sans Frontieres

It's about 75 Fahrenheit in my room over the garage. So why in June's name am I wearing my big, fluffy robe? It's not to make me more comfy as a pillow for anyone (husband and kids are away tonight). It's to help me reach my new "set point" as my body tries to fight … Continue reading For a Pillow

The chorus of this song has been in my head a lot lately (if you want to strike up the chorus, start at 1:08, and then endure until 1:28 for the full effect). I only had to hear that song about one and a half times in my high school years to have it forever … Continue reading Everything’s Fine