I'm having one of my typically partly sunny days.On the one hand, it's kind of been like my birthday. The Empress, over at Good Day Regular People, featured me in her "Get To Know Thursdays." I don't want to get all hyperbolical on everybody, but you know how they honor people at awards shows with [...]

The kids are back in school, which means I theoretically have more time to sit and stare at my computer screen with the hope of getting something done.  It comes as no surprise that the sudden lack of beasties around the house has significantly boosted my concentration level.  It's sort of like the difference between [...]

I've had one of those weeks where you sort of feel like a really bad traveling carnival -- the kids look at you and think you should be fun, but when in comes down to it, you're actually just a  bunch of thinly spread out rides that need paint, could breakdown at any moment, and [...]

I've been thinking about this a lot, and I've come to the conclusion that being married to an Emergency Room doctor kind of sucks.  Not in the way that most outsiders would probably think.  Sure, in the beginning there was that whole "fear of needle sticks giving him HIV" thing, but you get over that [...]

I've lost one of my best friends.She didn't die. She didn't move away. She didn't stop speaking to me because I stepped over the line about her kids, husband, mother, dog, weight, hair, housekeeping, or political opinions. No.She went back to work.Technically speaking, I'm a stay-at-home mom. I worked liked a dog volunteering for the [...]

I spent five hours in front of my computer today and walked away without accomplishing anything. Okay, that's not completely accurate or fair. I sent some emails, researched our spring break trip, and had a minor nervous breakdown because we don't have any money.Okay, so that's also not completely accurate or fair. We have money. [...]

So as I mentioned earlier, I'm sending out New Year's cards instead of Christmas cards this year (due to my usual lack of organization and punctuality in this department). Many of you, I assume, are reading this as a result of receiving said card and not receiving my annual holiday letter. Instead, you got a [...]

Last night, I slept well for the first time in five days. I've had insomnia, which is exacerbated by Elfie, who crawls into bed with me and then proceeds to talk in her sleep, throw punches, pull our covers on and off, lie on top of me, and have yelling nightmares about people eating her [...]

I got a sort of pep talk from my boss today. Work has been annoying lately, and he was attempting to figure out a few ways for me to put things into perspective. Incidentally, I'd talk more about what I do, but then I'd have to track you all down and kill you, and I [...]