by Mir | Nov 30, 2009 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony
A several-day absence here is somewhat unprecedented for me—even when I had my hysterectomy, even when I was felled by the flu, heck, even when I went and got married, in the five and a half years this place has been around, I’ve generally not gone more...
by Mir | Nov 26, 2009 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Today I am thankful for many, many things—for my family, near and far, for a houseful of love and laughter, for a table about to be loaded up with delicious food, for a husband who silently worked around me as I wrecked the kitchen this morning, cleaning up...
by Mir | Nov 25, 2009 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony
I didn’t mean to disappear, like that, but I came down with an extreme case of Chickenwithitsheadcutoffitis. It’s not fatal—thankfully—but does cause me to talk to inanimate objects. Example: This morning as I brewed up a nice, big pot of...
by Mir | Nov 23, 2009 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Offspring: ecstasy and agony, Oh look! Something furry!!
The parentals are here for Thanksgiving, and I know that many people find visitors—and in particular, family—stressful, what with the extra bodies and noise and dishes and foibles, but I am generally delighted to have other warm bodies in the house....
by Mir | Nov 20, 2009 | Friends, It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
Once upon a time there was a kind, beautiful, talented, and extremely mentally ill woman who said to a few friends, “Do you know what we need? We need to start one of those group blogs and do a weight loss challenge, because it will keep us accountable and...