by Mir | Oct 5, 2006 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience"
I fixed the shower wall that no one broke. That’s right. You heard me. I. Fixed. It. I’ve always wanted to be a HANDY person. In reality, I’m just not all that handy. What I am is impatient and lazy. You know how when you put together chocolate and...
by Mir | Oct 5, 2006 | Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Love is doing the best I can, being patient and kind when I want to grab him and shake him. Love is endless doctors’ appointments and “wait and see”ing and second opinion-ing and praying. Love is daily reports from the teacher. Love is the...
by Mir | Oct 4, 2006 | What do I do all day?
Hey, I finally remembered that Love Thursday is coming up, but I’ll get to that tomorrow. Right now, we have to deal with Wednesday. Wednesday, known in some circles as Hump Day, but known ’round here as the day I realized this cold isn’t going down...
by Mir | Oct 3, 2006 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, What do I do all day?
Wow! Given the frenzy of responses to my last post, I feel the need to provide a handy summary of lessons learned: 1) I should not post while crabby. 2) There are no shortcuts. 3) You all are just as tired and stressed as I am. 4) Liquor is the answer. Seriously, in...
by Mir | Oct 2, 2006 | Job? Huh?, My name is Grumplestiltskin
Way back when I decided to freelance, I was thinking that it would solve a host of problems for me. It would solve the money problem (the problem being, I didn’t have any). It would solve the attention span problem (the problem being, I don’t really have...