When I was a little girl, I had a single recurring dream. I was in my house, and the snakes were coming. They were coming under the doors, they were coming through the windows, and they were coming through the door that they'd just broken down. There was no escaping' [...]
And that, my dear friends, is how Philadephians say "Attitude of Gratitude."
Yesterday I was tweeting a list of complaints about stupid annoying shit. My bad mood was set off by the worst twenty minutes of my day, every (other) day: getting Tori ready to go to school.
I don't know' [...]
Thanks to you guys, I'm thinking a bit differently about everything I posted about on Thursday. Your comments are so smart and informative, it helped clear up a great deal. I thought I'd highlight some of what you all had to share.
Tori, School, and the "Corn Incident"
I was worried about [...]
This morning, when I dropped Tori off at school, her teacher told me that Tori was doing "so well!" and that "she really takes direction!" and "when she does projects, she follows direction and does the right colors and stuff, so the corn is yellow at the top and green" [...]
Yesterday I met four other women for lunch. Together we five make up half of a group of women that I met online more than seven years ago; we were all infertile, we all lived in the Philadelphia area, and we all were beaten and exhausted and overwhelmed by the [...]
So remember when I mentioned that I might have some life-altering news? Well, I do. I really do.
I have landed a new client, a big client, and I won't be writing for them. Instead, I'll be working for the Marketing department (run by a gorgeous woman named Victoria, who totally [...]
My Darling Tori Anne,
I missed last month. I am so sorry. I don't even remember why, but I did, and I'm sorry. Particularly because plenty has happened in the last couple of months! You've grown tremendously.
The biggest news? POTTY TRAINING. Between you, Mommy, Daddy,' [...]
On Thursday, it was going so well. Tank seemed to be settling in and relaxing into his new home.
On Friday, I saw him curl his lip at Tori as she came to sit with me when he was already sitting next to me. It was so fast I wasn't even' [...]
Right now, I feel a bit... unnerved. I'm in the middle of some discussions with a series of work-type people that are all offering a variety of awesome opportunities, all at once. IF everything falls into place, all at one time, there will be much hard work (but much very' [...]
Daylight savings time -- or WHATever, the switch back to Standard Time -- is kicking my ass. For some reason -- probably orchestrated by Satan -- Tori now gets up around 5:30am; before the time change, she generally slept until 7:30am or so, which means she is now getting up [...]
So this morning I opened up the door and the new dog ran outside, down the porch steps, and took off down the street like a shot.
Wait. I didn't tell you about the new dog, did I?
Okay.
So. About a week ago, I started looking at the doggie personals that animal' [...]
So many of us have elections coming up this week. It's not a particularly sexy election, but it's still an important one. For instance, everyone is watching Virginia this year. A reader sent this to me because her husband is running:
My husband, Stevens Miller, is running for the Virginia House [...]
