Category Archives: life

treat. I have a treat for you! (But I will steal all the Reese’s first. Sorry.) I’m just kidding. That’s my daughter’s haul from last Halloween. I have a different treat for you. (It’s the mother of all Valentine’s Day … Continue reading →

lesson learned. If I keep repeating my mistakes, does that mean I haven’t actually learned any lessons? Maybe the lessons I’ve learned are ones that don’t matter because that time in my life has passed. Like the one where I … Continue reading →

you won’t believe it. Honestly, I can’t think of anything you won’t believe. I tell you everything. Too much, probably. If you’ve been here for a while, you know me better than anyone in my offline life. So I offer … Continue reading →

flowers. Once upon a time, a very long time ago: “Why don’t you ever bring me flowers?” The next day, he came home with flowers, all proud of himself for getting them. Was I happy about it? No. It was … Continue reading →

too many people. I used to be able to handle being around lots of people, but I get anxious now. I don’t slip into a panic or anything. I just don’t like it. I even want to move, partly because … Continue reading →

i can’t wait. I started this one at least five times already. It’s not that it’s a particularly difficult one. It’s that something is on my mind that’s seriously weighing me down, and it’s something that’s only partly in my … Continue reading →

she didn’t. She didn’t know what to write for this one. So she’s going to use this post to write about whatever she wants. [I’m not going to write this entire post in the third person, though, because that’s just … Continue reading →

so hot. I considered talking about our summer heatwaves. We have them every year—days well above 90 degrees with oppressive humidity. We’re even told not to be outdoors if we can avoid it. But that’s a boring topic. I also … Continue reading →