I’m so glad I didn’t quit
I’ve been thinking a lot about how I considered quitting martial arts, and how glad I am that I didn’t. I was thinking of quitting because it was getting hard, ...
Category: Health & Well Being
Perimenopause confirmed?
Actually, I think it’s not. Confirmed I mean. The perimenopause. I don’t fucking know. How exactly am I supposed to know? I rarely got my period, wi...
In search of coping mechanisms
Today was a bad day. Not necessarily for me, but for people I care about. So naturally, I felt really bad for them. And again I was reminded that when I’m...
All the ways COVID can mess up a vacation
I’ve been less stressed out about COVID messing up our summer since we got it in mid-May (though BA.4 and BA.5’s dominance has chipped away at my confidence rec...
Today was a good day
Today was a good day. I used a snake my friend lent me and actually managed to unclog our downstairs kitchen sink, which was so stopped up that the water would ...
Updates from Covid Isolation
Well we’re still here, and we’re all still isolating. This is my 10th day of being at home, but only my 9th official day of isolation (the day you t...
Not looking good (the pity party post)
I’m supposed to be on a plane to Portland right now. I’m sad that I’m not. My husband is still down for the count. He spent all yesterday in bed with a fever an...
Slowly but surely
Yesterday was better. My daughter felt much better, so her energy level was more on par with my son’s. We took a break from video games, but they played a...
I won the logistical Covid-lottery (and it’s still hard)
Thank you all for the kind comments yesterday. It was so nice to “talk” to some other adults during what was otherwise a pretty tough slog. Isolatio...
The final domino fell (and thoughts on how it’s still weird to have Covid)
My husband tested positive this morning. He felt pretty bad last night, but we waited until the morning to ensure a positive rapid. And boy was it positive! He ...