Hey, Body. We need to talk. I love you, but our relationship just isn’t working anymore. Lately, you’re always tired or weak or in pain, and we never do any of the things I want to do. We miss work, cancel social outings, skip work outs and put off chores, all because you aren’t pulling your weight. The migraines are the worst, but the plantar fasciitis and newly developed back pain are no picnic either (and don’t even get me…
I was talking with a friend the last week, and she told me that she was happy that I had written about the fertility problems I have had, because so many women have similar stories, but never talk about them. It was nice to think that writing about it might make someone else feel less alone in their struggle. And it made me think about something else people don’t talk about much. Depression. Several years ago, I suddenly found myself…
The thirty things I am thankful for this November, and every other day of my life. 1. Having a place to post my ramblings, even if no one else reads them (someone else reading them is both thrilling and terrifying). 2. Our house. It’s a love/hate kinda thing, but I’ll just focus on the love. I recognize that so many others in the world would be thrilled with this house that, at times, drives me insane. Despite it’s faults, I am happy…
On the radio today, they talked about a story that was in the paper, about a 15 year old kid who goes to my old high school and has that same last name as someone I had gone to school with from first grade until we graduated. I thought, it couldn’t be his son, we aren’t old enough to have 15 year olds. And then I remembered that his girlfriend had gotten pregnant shortly after we graduated, which means by…
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