The kids are going to drive me completely off the deep end. I am trying really really hard to be compassionate and keep in mind that they are going through the same stuff I am, but without as many tools to manage stress, fear, depression, etc. But seriously, they've got…
I have calla lilies and dahlias to plant this weekend, and my tulips are finally up. This is great for a number of reasons, but a big one is that it gives me something to photograph besides my kids (who are completely sick of it.) I'm excited to get into…
I mean, I think it's Friday. It hardly matters anymore. I don't really have anything useful to say, but I am trying to keep this stream-of-consciousness, you know, conscious. Today was fine, yesterday was fine. It's supposed to be a nice weekend. We'll take the kids in the driveway to…
My knee is getting better, but it is slow going Today's been particularly tough, my PT gave me pretty tough exercises when I was there yesterday, and I've been really sore from them today. My PT says that things are going well and that the progress is good. I absolutely…
Every day there's another article about how parents are falling apart right now. I am definitely one of those parents. Today was actually pretty decent school-wise - both kids successfully attended their online classes, and my daughter did a decent amount of her schoolwork. Last night she even had me…
Nobody sleeps in our house. My son has night terrors (we think), and they keep getting worse. He wakes up at least three or four times every night terrified and screaming and will only calm down if one of us goes in with him. Usually when we try to sneak…
I love good food. I love shopping for it, I love cooking it, and I love eating it. But before all of this happened I was actively trying to lose weight, and I was being very careful about food and what I ate. I had a routine and an exercise…
I haven't been to a grocery store since before my knee surgery in February. Today I ventured out to Whole Foods. It was pretty weird. They had a line out front marked off with 6' segments to get into the store and were limiting how many people could go in…