Date night was Friday, and Special Man had big things planned. He was happy and upbeat and excited to give me a couple of belated birthday gifts. I was tired after my first full week back at work, and secretly wished I was still curled up in my cozy bed, but when I walked intoContinue reading “~Courted~”
Monthly Archives: October 2013
~Remember~
I can’t seem to finish a post. I have several working, all the time, but real life seems to take over and then I am wordless. Tonight I watched a mother give birth to a beautiful, silent baby who did not move, and whose heart did not beat. I watched a young father weep asContinue reading “~Remember~”
Escaping Domestic Abuse: An Artist Turned Activist Speaks Out
Escaping Domestic Abuse: An Artist Turned Activist Speaks Out.
~Forty-Four~
I’m a child of the sixties. Alright, I was born two and a half months before 1970 arrived, but still, I hold that 1969 birth year to me like a big fat badge of honor. (It’s actually more of a “Participant” ribbon. Remember those?) Today is my birthday. Forty-four. This is a hard one, forContinue reading “~Forty-Four~”
~Memorial~
Today in a thrift store, I found a wedding cake topper that is identical to the one that was on my wedding cake twenty-one years ago. I’d had a vague idea that I wanted to have something to represent the death of my marriage for the Day of the Dead altar I am planning onContinue reading “~Memorial~”
~Torture~
All I want is a bra that fits well, is comfortable, looks pretty, and holds my breasts where they need to be. I don’t want to be pinched and poked under the arms with underwires, I don’t want to be squeezed and suffocated by bands and straps and cups that runneth over. I don’t wantContinue reading “~Torture~”
~Sunday~
I’m trying something new. I’ve set a timer for fifteen minutes and I will write until it goes off and it will be posted. I find that I am very much a perfectionist with what I write, not that it’s bad to care about content and form, but it’s keeping me from posting. 12 minutesContinue reading “~Sunday~”
~Happy~
I have a therapist, who I have seen on and off again since 2008. He’s wonderful at reflecting back ME, to myself. I use him when I need to focus. Sometimes I use him just to verbalize what I already know, and need to hear out loud. I saw him this morning. “When are youContinue reading “~Happy~”
~Auto~
I got a killer deal on a car. Older, well-maintained Pontiac Grand Am that I really like. Kind of cute. I figured I’d drive it until next summer, and then it would make an ideal car for my teenagers to drive. And now I know why it was such a good deal. Apparently there’s aContinue reading “~Auto~”
~Unblocking~
Today SMF teased me a little about slacking on my writing. It’s nice to know that he keeps an eye on my blog, and is interested in reading what I write. It also blocks me sometimes, from writing things I might share if I was truly anonymous. I almost always work through it though, generallyContinue reading “~Unblocking~”