2020 – Pretty Good Ugly

Ready or Not, my story

CW: pregnancy loss, abortion January 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th , 2021 were the worst days of my life so far. One of the things most friends don’t realize because we were all sheltering at home, is that I was pregnant in 2020. It was the one redeeming thing of an awful year. I coziedContinue reading “Ready or Not, my story”

Caterpillar Soup

I can’t make this up. I learned this from my kindergartner.

Kindergartener, COVID and Disneyland

So we did it, we took Bean to Disneyland. It was her first trip! We had planned to take her when she turned 5 but… #2020 The pandemic continues and I had my hesitations, but seeing as we all had it in February, I figured this was our window of opportunity before it mutates more.Continue reading “Kindergartener, COVID and Disneyland”

Confessions of a Depressive Optimist

I’m combing through boxes and came across a lot of old writing- some scribbled onto napkins and paper towels, some cursive on lined paper/backs of receipts, some typed and printed, This gem stood out. Call me Cassandra. “I wonder what will be born from a society that’s obsessed with commentary (ironic pause). It used toContinue reading “Confessions of a Depressive Optimist”

Confessions of a Depressive Optimist

First Impressions in 2021: Parent Teacher Conference on Zoom

I’ve learned a lot about first impressions, in the year of our plague, 2021. A) I’m usually Wrong in my assessment B) Tone is hard to read in text C) There’s no point in pre-stressing over might-be issues Historically, I don’t have the best track record with first impressions– that is, what I first noticeContinue reading “First Impressions in 2021: Parent Teacher Conference on Zoom”

Re-entry

We just got back from a camping trip, our first one in two years. And re-entry is ROUGH. Anytime I travel I have a hard time transitioning both pre-departure and post-return. I look around our house, which I’d cleaned before we left, and don’t know where to put anything. Cooking anything seems beyond possibility, likeContinue reading “Re-entry”

My “nice” leggings

Yesterday I went for a run, and as I was getting ready, I grabbed a pair of leggings and thought, “no, those are my nice leggings,” because that’s where I am now. I know I’m not alone in this. I’m sure there are others with “nice leggings” intended for public life, that deserve more thanContinue reading “My “nice” leggings”