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in which I am a slacker (but a slacker who finishes things!)
Sadly, I didn't make it to SAFF, opting instead to spend the week in emergency rooms and doctors' offices. It's no big thing- more medications, more tests, more bother- but I got a fair amount of...
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resolutions, 2010
Well, hello, 2010. A shiny new decade! Time to revise. Resolutions, 2010 1. Don't die. 2. Postpone dying. Quit smoking again. The answer to stress is not to light a cigarette, damnit, and it...
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catastrophizing 101 (some days are)
Some days, nothing is going right. Did you ever read the kid’s book, “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day“? Some days are just like that. Some days are all about doing laundry...
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in which I am shrinking
Oceanside, Oregon I want to talk about body issues, but I need to work my way there. Stick with me, okay? My neurologist put me on a new drug. He told me there were good results with Topamax and...
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in which the raffle is performed, with many (mostly ridiculous) photographs
Garrett’s project, Beyond The Light, received 102% funding on Kickstarter! The project closed on his birthday- and I think this was one of the nicest presents he could have received. Thank you so, so...
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on temporary abdication (or: is it possible to fire a month? also, OH GOD,...
This month is a rough one. First, someone broke into our back hut, but we didn’t think much of it. There wasn’t anything to steal. Well, some Wollmeise, a screenprinting machine, some beautiful silk...
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in which there is neither time nor space
in the dyepots I am so damn tired. If you ask me how things are, trust that half of whatever answer I give you is a lie. I have no idea how I’m doing. There is no room in my life for me to figure it...
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on dates of secret significance (with a warning: if you are family, this post...
A borrowed image, but this may as well have been me, 13 December 1993. Today is my own personal Independence Day. Today I celebrate the fact that I am still alive despite an abusive ex’s hands, and...
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on falling
Only those who attempt the absurd achieve the impossible. This life, it isn’t always easy. It’s legs that don’t work correctly, a clouded mind and hands that feel like they’re on fire. It’s a husband...
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in which I am done being a judgeypants
This photo has nothing to do with the content of this post. It’s just a pretty photo I took of some flowers we had on our front porch. Hooray! I made a daring choice this morning, folks. I wore yoga...
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on tiny, meowing surprises
In my imagination, this kitten is screaming death metal from the safe harbor of Sam’s beard. I woke up this morning and I thought I knew what this day was all about. Our daughter hasn’t been sleeping...
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on conservation, emotion, and sitting with it all
I am growing Meyer Lemons in the studio. This has nothing to do with this post at all. I just like to show people our new blossoms. Man, sometimes it’s hard to do the right things. I work really hard...
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on living with a hurricane
I went back to this wonderful place in the woods in CT that I used to hang out in, The Village Of The Little People, recently. There were rumors it was going to be destroyed so developers could build...
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in which there is a sense of place
I’ve got it bad: this is hanging in our kitchen. One of the things I’ve been asked most frequently in the last few weeks is whether or not we will stay in Baltimore. In Maryland at all, too, which is...
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in which even I am surprised by how much I had to say
Let’s talk about drugs, therapies, and approaches. I’m overdue! I’ve put up a new page to hold a running list of medications, supplements, etc. I’ll update it as necessary, but folks have asked, so...
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in which we talk crone week
It’s Crone Week, y’all. I don’t know how I’m supposed to feel about all of this, but I’m also trying not to be overly concerned with how I’m “supposed” to feel right now. I have enough on my plate...
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