Here’s the thing. They say the secret to happiness is to want what you have. OK. I think it makes sense to live within one’s means, to avoid the consumer madness that has taken over regular looking people, turning them into aliens with 100 pairs of shoes and matching bags, a spare room for electronics, and an addiction toContinue reading “Write What You Owe”
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Turned On
Here is my dilemma. Do I blog or watch the new episode of Castle? Now some of you out there are thinking , really? Castle? And others out there are thinking, OMG, Castle!! And still others are thinking, Uhm, Castle? But regardless of which group you fall into, you all know the pull of something beyond reason. That guiltyContinue reading “Turned On”
And I Don’t Even Know It
Today is for the poets. Because while waiting in the check-out line at the grocery store I flipped through Oprah’s April magazine and it is all about poetry and poets. Because my 15-year-old needs to write 4 poems for English and is overwhelmed. Because I am in awe of poets. They are not thinking–wow, this poem willContinue reading “And I Don’t Even Know It”
I Want a New Drug
Here’s what I would like to know. Do energy bars really give you energy? I have been off caffeine for a few weeks and am wondering what the hell I was thinking. For awhile it was great–I felt pretty smug about it, ordering decaf (not even half caf) and new kinds of exotic herbal teasContinue reading “I Want a New Drug”
Hair Scare
I’m having hair problems. Serious hair problems. It’s growing out and has no style whatsoever. And it’s drying up. I’m not talking about a few split ends, I’m talking about that straw-like witch’s broom feeling, especially by the end of the day. My hair was already pretty bad–thin, straight, basic brown even when I color it (itContinue reading “Hair Scare”
A Raisin in the Sun
This will be me someday. I will be in the basement late one evening, sitting at my desk with bloodshot eyes, trying to decide if I have one more blog post or short story or novel chapter or grocery list left in me, and I will realize, I don’t. And just like that I willContinue reading “A Raisin in the Sun”
You Can Dress Me Up But…
When I write, I scratch my head a lot. I also crack my neck, sigh, drink huge cups of tea, hit the delete key constantly and look around the room so much you would think I’ve never been there. I try not to get out of my seat because if I do it’s over. If I’m having aContinue reading “You Can Dress Me Up But…”
OB Gyn Kenobie
I have a new strategy for helping with writers block–but you need to be of the female persuasion. Today I had an OBGyn appointment. Who knew how much writing material you can find with your legs up in the air? First I sat in the waiting room for an hour listening to a very chipper women inContinue reading “OB Gyn Kenobie”
Hanging In
So now instead or writers block I have blog block, which doesn’t sound as professional or mysterious as writers block, in fact, it sounds a little creepy, but apparently it is just as real. I was afraid this would happen. What’s the point of blogging to overcome writers block if you just contract another version ofContinue reading “Hanging In”
Orange you glad I didn’t say…
Remember when you first learned that there was no word in the English language that rhymed with orange? Remember when you learned about onomatopoeia and thought it was cool? Remember your first journal? Mine a green faux leather thing with a tiny gold key. A 5th grade entry, Today I asked Carrie Shell what love is. DoContinue reading “Orange you glad I didn’t say…”
In the Chair 