So I weighed in today. The number is going down, steadily, which is really nice. In March, I weighed 191.2, and today, I weighed in at 186.2, which is five pounds in two months! Huzzah for me. So, in the past, I would "make a resolution" to lose weight, but then not do anything about… Continue reading more lessons from the Y
Tag: gratitude
post-sinus surgery
On Friday, I had sinus surgery again, my third. So it turns out that if you have allergies, that causes inflammation, and your body responds to chronic inflammation by creating these polyps. Anyway, there was a walnut-sized polyp in one of my sinuses, and then another polyp was blocking the upper (ethmoid) sinus, and when… Continue reading post-sinus surgery
children’s ER
It's Sunday, so we must be at the Children's Emergency Room. The dedicated professionals make it easier to go, but still, it sucks having a sick baby. This was her third day of having a fever, so the hubs and I decided to take her to the children's ER. We didn't wait at all: they… Continue reading children’s ER
Friday Rant
Every Friday I try and clean the house. This is so exciting that I'm not going to write about it. I try to go to AA and church on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. Community is important to me. Every Friday, my mother takes my son for a sleepover. At first, it was because I was… Continue reading Friday Rant
Imminent Knee Surgery
Here I am at the Ortho Clinic @ Rockwood Main. They thought my appointment was at 8:30 am, but I wrote down that it was at 9:30 am. So when I rolled up at 9:25 am, thinking that I was a mite early, imagine my surprise at being an hour late. So I texted my babysitter and… Continue reading Imminent Knee Surgery
The #zephyrpocalypse of Ought-Fifteen
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968) Owl: This is just a mild spring zephyr compared to the big wind of '67. Or was it, uh, '76? Oh, well, no matter. Oh, I remember the big blow well. Piglet: I'll remember this one, too. Oh, because Pooh is my favorite, I'm calling it the… Continue reading The #zephyrpocalypse of Ought-Fifteen
I am grateful for …
Tonight, I am grateful for the support I received from friends in my church community who thanked me for writing that post last week, which was so hard to write. Several people told me that it was well written and powerful. Well, thanks. Also that it seems likely that the institution will change, one way… Continue reading I am grateful for …
Some Elbow Room
The summer after my father tried to commit suicide, I volunteered at the local GLBTQ youth sanctuary, Odyssey Youth Center. I don't mean "A Wild Teenager Sanctuary for GLBTQ youth." It's not some nature preserve. But - in this town, the queer kids are not safe, not always, not by a mile. Odyssey is a… Continue reading Some Elbow Room
happy halloween!
things with my aunt are better. her pain is managed. she has a two-week prognosis. so I will likely be travelling to Georgia in the near future. I've been told there are lovely AA meetings in georgia. and that if I ask, someone might accompany me to the events, which would be a big blessing. especially… Continue reading happy halloween!
yet again, my friends were right…
not that you needed telling, especially, and but I just got off the phone with Sam, and he just blew up at me when I said that a couple of other friends were worried about him. A: "Yeah, we've (me, Grant, Abby) been really worried about you" (sidenote: Sam was friends with Grant and Abby… Continue reading yet again, my friends were right…
