Chasing the ever-elusive perception of “fair”
As you know, I was gone last weekend, for a full 48 hours, which means I’ve been in my husband’s “debt” all week. It’s been a hard...
Category: Identity
My “Selective Eater” Status
On my last an earlier post (yes, it took me 1.5 weeks to finish this) Annie asked, I was wondering, in what way are you a selective eater? In my understanding s...
Friday Follow up
I’m having a follow up day at school – a day to get some stuff done so it doesn’t languish in their binders and hanging files. We’re fin...
Remaining objective when you’ve ingested the patriarchy’s Kool Aid
A couple weeks ago, my husband admitted that he was really struggling, and asked for support. He said he really unhappy, and that while there were many things c...
Destabilizing
In early September I had to go to the OBGYN to get an endometrial biopsy done because I’d been having my period every two weeks for several months. I cram...
Thanks
Thanks for the kind words on my last post. Your comments actually prompted me to go back and read some of my older posts (mostly about marriage) and I was remin...
Birthday Shmirthday
Yesterday I quietly, and without celebration, turned 38. I’m not quite sure how I feel about that. You may remember that last year I was pretty stoked on ...
Content with less connection
I am changing. It’s subtle, so subtle that sometimes I don’t realize it, but it’s happening all the same. I’m getting older. More mature...
Babies
My sister-in-law had her baby this morning. The friend I had to sever ties with did too (our mutual friend let me know). My best friend is being induced tomorro...
Too Much
I’m sure it can seem sometimes, like I accomplish a lot. And maybe I do. But it definitely comes at a price, and sometimes that price is high. This past w...