Posted in domesticity or lack thereof on March 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
IT’S ALIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE!!!
Okay, it’s not exactly alive yet. But it’s not covered in snow anymore, and that counts for something, right?
Sunday was blissfully, ecstatically warm, and when I realized the last of the snow had melted off of the garden, I couldn’t resist taking a look at how things had gone. Did the leaf layer decompose? [...]
Posted in domesticity or lack thereof on February 9, 2010 | 6 Comments »
With regards to yesterday? You people are neat. I have such insightful friends/readers.
Today marks Day 17 of Robin’s Complete Digestive Meltdown; there has not been one single day since the 25th of January that I have not thrown up. (I know because it was the day I started outlining the book). I’m scared to step [...]
Posted in domesticity or lack thereof on December 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Like many people, when making my Christmas lists, I’ve usually got about six or seven friends left over. You know what I mean — the ones that mean a lot, that you care about, that deserve acknowledgment, but have to be cut from the “real present” list due to budgetary concerns.
Every year, I say I’m [...]
Posted in domesticity or lack thereof on December 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Because
you took the day off of work
and went to get me Indian food
after already going to the drugstore
And because
you brought me ginger ale and water
about sixty million times
even after you’d settled on the couch
And because
you drove me to the doctor
and helped me off the floor
after I keeled over when giving blood
And because
you went to the [...]
Posted in domesticity or lack thereof on November 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Our new downstairs neighbors are nice enough — they fight less than the previous ones — but they leave their downstairs back door open. This leads to two problems: one, the noise comes up the stairs to our place very easily, and two, so do smells.
We didn’t know about the smells until two days ago, [...]
Posted in domesticity or lack thereof on November 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I had a whole post planned on infertility stuff, but the I watched Coraline and now my mind is blown.
More on both later.
