even here…

There's an internal monologue which plays through my head in the mornings as I go about my tasks. Stick to my schedule.  As I wake K from slumber, get her ready for school not so much by doing for her as I used to, but by carefully not doing for her. By hanging at the … Continue reading even here…

help wanted

I'm overwhelmed. There.  I said it.  I am.  I never expected this to be simple.  I never expected it to be easy.  Things are difficult.  Tense.  Uneasy.  Unstable.  And yes.  Overwhelming. And the list of things a that needs to get done is long and getting longer.  I'm knocking one of those tasks off today, … Continue reading help wanted

Transparency…

This particular blog post seems to have a check list to go along with it, so why don't we start there... Laying in bed with my big velvet winter comforter?  Check Wearing undies and my favorite stripey shirt?  Check Red lipstick?  Check Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds or Tom Waits playing in my ears?  … Continue reading Transparency…