February 2017 – Striving For Sanity

I Auditioned for Listen To Your Mother

I did it! Again… For those who may not know, Listen To Your Mother is a yearly live production that “Gives Motherhood a Microphone”. It is made up of live readings on the good, the bad, the funny, the tragic, anything and everything that makes up motherhood. It is put on once a year, aroundContinue reading “I Auditioned for Listen To Your Mother”

The Ride of My Life

This is a true story that I wrote a few years ago… I’m posting it now because this blog could use a little lightening up… Some people who have read it before have said “it’s a little over the top, don’t you think?” Of course it is! I wrote it! Have you met me??? Yes,Continue reading “The Ride of My Life”

Grief & Disbelief

Here it is again. The dreaded 19th. Nine months to the day, we lost Natalie. It’s still just as devastating and confusing today as it was then. I still replay the conversation with my brother, asking if she was dead and him whispering “yeah”. Still going over the agonizing wait in her apartment building whileContinue reading “Grief & Disbelief”

Empire Beauty School

Remember this address: 9749 Lyndale Avenue So. (Bloomington) Their phone number is: 952.232.0426 Ok, here’s why you’ll want this info… I’ve been in kind of a blah spot when it comes to my hair. I’d been dying it “Violet Vixen” for about a year. Decided I wanted to get closer to my natural color soContinue reading “Empire Beauty School”

Dogs Are People Too

* To prevent confusion, I wrote this post a couple of months ago. It’s been sitting in my “drafts” folder… waiting to be finished I guess. So, here it is. Enjoy. Last night I went to my mom and dads… mostly to see them but to see the doggies too. Deano and Niles, they areContinue reading “Dogs Are People Too”

Aware

via Daily Prompt: Aware Today’s word of the day is: Aware. Awareness. It sounds like a good thing…to be aware of things but right now, I’m thinking it’s really close to the word beware, like, too close. To be aware and present, to be mindful… it’s not all Buddhists and lotus flowers and Nirvana. It’s someContinue reading “Aware”

That Makes Sense-Finally

I had an appointment yesterday with my med provider. We talked about the usual: sleeping (um, no), appetite (eh, I guess), mood? Bad. “Are you taking your meds as prescribed?” she asked “As prescribed? Sorta. Sometimes. No, not really” I confess. I have a pharmacy that packages my pills for me now. It’s been aContinue reading “That Makes Sense-Finally”