I’m not one to bury the lede, so I’m just gonna say it: 2022 wasn’t my favorite. To be fair, 2022 wasn’t the worst either. Most of the world hates 2020 very most, but I’m still super pissed about what went down in 2019 and my outrage and shock (yes, accident-related things do still shock… Continue reading 2022 Goes Out With A Bang (And A Crash)

I’m not one to bury the lede, so I’m just gonna say it: 2022 wasn’t my favorite. To be fair, 2022 wasn’t the worst either. Most of the world hates 2020 very most, but I’m still super pissed about what went down in 2019 and my outrage and shock (yes, accident-related things do still shock […]

January 21 remains one of my least favorite calendar days. Eight years ago was my big kid’s d-day, diagnosis day. I thought I’d never be OK again after his appointment that morning, but reality is that time and life just keep marching. Eight years?? I still can’t rid myself of the dress I wore to […]

January 21 remains one of my least favorite calendar days. Eight years ago was my big kid’s d-day, diagnosis day. I thought I’d never be OK again after his appointment that morning, but reality is that time and life just keep marching. Eight years?? I still can’t rid myself of the dress I wore to […]

I’m writing a book. How do you like my working title? I bet you think that running a person over, leaving him bleeding out on the street, crushing his skull in three places and breaking six other bones, tearing off part of his face and one ear leaving him with a massive head injury, facial […]

I’m writing a book. How do you like my working title? I bet you think that running a person over, leaving him bleeding out on the street, crushing his skull in three places and breaking six other bones, tearing off part of his face and one ear leaving him with a massive head injury, facial […]

It’s me. Hi. I’m the problem, it’s me. I am the one who needs to calm down! I remember the good old days when my concert ticket buying freakouts were limited to Barenaked Ladies shows. Their music has been my constant companion for more than half my life, which, based on the way my bones […]

It’s me. Hi. I’m the problem, it’s me. I am the one who needs to calm down! I remember the good old days when my concert ticket buying freakouts were limited to Barenaked Ladies shows. Their music has been my constant companion for more than half my life, which, based on the way my bones […]

To riff a bit, I know the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate and my bank is gonna break, break, break, break, break, baby. But I got him there, there being a seat at Soldier Field for Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour. The Best Day is a song written by Taylor Swift for her… Continue reading The Best Day (With A Little Help From My Friends)

To riff a bit, I know the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate and my bank is gonna break, break, break, break, break, baby. But I got him there, there being a seat at Soldier Field for Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour. The Best Day is a song written by Taylor Swift for her […]

We begin our little trilogy here in Milwaukee, but really this story, like most of mine let’s be honest, is gonna be scattershot. My tale covers like six cities in total, but I’m gonna focus on the big stops. I experienced a July of lows and highs. I know “highs and lows” flows more smoothly… Continue reading A Tale of Three Cities: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

We begin our little trilogy here in Milwaukee, but really this story, like most of mine let’s be honest, is gonna be scattershot. My tale covers like six cities in total, but I’m gonna focus on the big stops. I experienced a July of lows and highs. I know “highs and lows” flows more smoothly […]

A Tale of Three Cities, Stops Two and Three: The Barenaked Road Trip The second of consecutive girls’ weekends kept me closer to home than Pennsylvania, but boy, did I log the miles! 1163 miles from door to door, to be precise, and thank stars I wasn’t behind the wheel for all of them. My […]

A Tale of Three Cities, Stops Two and Three: The Barenaked Road Trip The second of consecutive girls’ weekends kept me closer to home than Pennsylvania, but boy, did I log the miles! 1163 miles from door to door, to be precise, and thank stars I wasn’t behind the wheel for all of them. My… Continue reading A Tale of Three Cities-2: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio and Clarkston, Michigan

If you’re an educator, you’ve no doubt experienced the Sunday Scaries. I believe the term has begun to be used and accepted more widely, but I assure you, educators own it. We coined the term first and have no intention to relinquish the crown. Sunday Scaries is a term for, oh, “existential dread” may lean… Continue reading Return of the Sunday Scaries

If you’re an educator, you’ve no doubt experienced the Sunday Scaries. I believe the term has begun to be used and accepted more widely, but I assure you, educators own it. We coined the term first and have no intention to relinquish the crown. Sunday Scaries is a term for, oh, “existential dread” may lean […]

I bid my older son a tearful goodnight Thursday evening before heading up to sleep. We were off to the Twin Cities at the crack-ish of dawn Friday morning, returning him to his university home 299 miles from his home-home and I felt pre-sad. I used the term pre-sad in response to the expression of… Continue reading The Little Sad Before The Big Sad

I bid my older son a tearful goodnight Thursday evening before heading up to sleep. We were off to the Twin Cities at the crack-ish of dawn Friday morning, returning him to his university home 299 miles from his home-home and I felt pre-sad. I used the term pre-sad in response to the expression of […]

I’m not talking about rhapsodizing about pastel, fluffy cloud days gone by. I’m not talking about laughing til your cheeks hurt with your besties about the stupid shit you did and got away with pre-social media (but really I think I speak for an entire generation when I say, “whew!”). I’m not even talking about… Continue reading Looking Back

I’m not talking about rhapsodizing about pastel, fluffy cloud days gone by. I’m not talking about laughing til your cheeks hurt with your besties about the stupid shit you did and got away with pre-social media (but really I think I speak for an entire generation when I say, “whew!”). I’m not even talking about […]