Just got off the phone from scheduling a BRCA test. For those who don’t know, that’s the test that will tell you (me) if I carry the gene that will mean I’m more likely to develop breast cancer. Per the Mayo Clinic website: “The BRCA gene test is a blood test that uses DNA analysis […]

You know, at the ripe old age of 44, I like to think that I kind of have my shit together. It’s 100% not true, but it’s what I like to think. First of all, vacation was last week and, to speak frankly, it was pretty awesome. We didn’t do anything spectacular (zip lining and […]

per·son·al·i·ty dis·or·der noun Psychiatry noun: personality disorder; plural noun: personality disorders a deeply ingrained and maladaptive pattern of behavior of a specified kind, typically manifest by the time one reaches adolescence and causing long-term difficulties in personal relationships or in functioning in society. I’m sure you’ve heard of personality disorders. I’m certain you know people […]

My condo pool is closed. MY CONDO POOL IS CLOSED!!! Now, I realize that in the grand scheme of life, this is probably not a big deal. Probably. But I pay $230/month in HOA fees, and that flipping pool is, by far, the biggest perk to living here. I had two glorious days poolside. Two […]

I’m no theologian. I’m no philosopher. I’m no scholar. But I am a human being and am familiar with the concept of suffering. Maybe too familiar. There’s a popular meme circulating the Interwebz: “Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes the reason is that you’re stupid and you make bad decisions.” I have hideously brilliant blogging […]

“There is no point treating a depressed person as though she were just feeling sad, saying, ‘There now, hang on, you’ll get over it.’ Sadness is more or less like a head cold—with patience, it passes. Depression is like cancer.” — Barbara Kingsolver “I didn’t want my picture taken because I knew I was going […]

“He, who had done more than any human being to draw her out of the caves of her secret, folded life, now threw her down into deeper recesses of fear and doubt. The fall was greater than she had ever known, because she had ventured so far into the emotion and had abandoned herself to […]

You know what it’s time for?! GRATITUDE! Sometimes in life, we need to distract ourselves from the abject shittiness of circumstances. Often a great way to do that is to refocus on those things for which we are grateful. When I was in college (and Ren and Stimpy was on TV), I had a pages-long […]

Oh, dear God, it’s another heavy one. How in the world do you people put up with me? It’s a beautiful, sunny, rainy Tuesday. I have no work and a hair appointment for cut, color, and highlights at 11am (first time in four years!). I should be relaxed, chilled, and content. Instead, upon opening a […]

Spring has sprung! I realize that making this statement mid-April in Ohio is most likely reckless and inviting a spring snowstorm, but I’m feeling bold today. I’m watching the golfers from my front window zipping around the greens and excitement is percolating in my soul. This is our first summer in the condo complex. On […]