Kangatopia

I need to update. I come in to work everyday thinking, Okay. Take some time to write about the cute things Monkey said or did last night, or how Winston’s becoming more articulate and her giggles make everything worth doing, or how Bear’s ecstatic embrace of his studies is giving you hope that [...]

I have this plant in my office, and lately, I’ve noticed that it’s become a bit of a water whore. I water it on Fridays (unless I forget) and then check it for dryness several days later (whenever I think about it). You might think that this plant is neglected, but Oh! it’s [...]

I have some news.
I am really, really happy for the first time in a very long while. I’m getting my life together. I am growing into the person I’ve always wanted to be, and Monickerless and I are back together.
I am totally and absolutely smitten.
We are taking this slowly, but so far so [...]

Here’s a little chronicle of my history with antidepressants.
I took them briefly when I lived in Ireland. After a few weeks, I stopped taking them because – Oh, probably because they were too hard to remember – and I went off of them. Thus, weird dizzy spells ensued. I would [...]

Because, you know, I started taking anti-depressants today and I am, in the words of Elton John, ‘as hi-i-iigh as a kite by now.’
Or something like that.

I saw the therapist today. A surprising move, since I usually bail on these kinds of appointments. She was very nice and incredibly positive – giving me all sorts of validation on my feelings towards my mother’s family and helping me understand other things – such as my Ex’s situation and the depression [...]

When it rains, it pours, I guess. I called the moving company a couple of days ago to schedule the move, and was hit on by the guy that took the call. Then, when I called back today to get a place on the schedule, I was hit on again! by a [...]

I signed the lease on the apartment today, and I move in May 14. Tonight I’m trying to get caught up on laundry as that seems like the first step in an unending list of tasks that should be completed in order to make a halfway efficient transition.
I’m excited. This is a huge [...]

Do you ever get so tired that your legs ache, and the aching is so intense that you must will yourself to sleep because you know that is the only way the aching will abate? Well. That’s me right now. I am so goddamned tired, and yet the kids are running around [...]