I almost forgot to write! I was snuggling down and sort of falling asleep and I remembered. So here I am. Half awake, in a super-hard bed in a hot cabin room, listening to Dak snore, doing my writing out of a sense of duty to myself. Annika almost exploded with excitement when we were … Continue reading August 4: almost forgot
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August 3: too much excitement
Tomorrow we go to the lake for a week with the whole family and Annika is so excited she can not sleep or stop talking to me. She is snuggled up next to me and every few minutes she says something like "I have a question..." or "I'm so excited." Her questions are things like … Continue reading August 3: too much excitement
August 2: Unsolicited phone calls are terrible.
I usually don't answer the phone when I get a number that isn't in my contacts list. I hate talking on the phone and it's usually an unwanted marketing call or another robocall from St Paul Public Schools reminding me to update my kids' records online or telling me that "your child's lunch account is … Continue reading August 2: Unsolicited phone calls are terrible.
August 1: it’s gonna be a LONG night.
I am such a scatterbrained airhead today. I missed my turn for the doctor this morning and sort of got lost (I blame construction). I almost put the cereal away in the fridge. I started getting a sore throat and took a nap, which helped me pull it together for the afternoon/evening, but then I … Continue reading August 1: it’s gonna be a LONG night.
July 31: happy half-year anniversary, blog!
I made it! Six months of daily writing and I haven't given in to the desire to quit, even though there are definitely days when I'm like "who cares!? Why am I even doing this? No one would even notice or care if I didn't blog one day." But I would notice and care. I … Continue reading July 31: happy half-year anniversary, blog!
July 30: THE SCHOOL DREAMS HAVE STARTED
They're HEEEEEEERRRREE! Two nights in a row now I've dreamed the back-to-school horror dreams. They usually don't start until mid-August but I am feeling extra anxious this year, so here we go! The first dream was especially weird. In it, I was back at Forest Lake and we were doing all the back-to-school stuff, and … Continue reading July 30: THE SCHOOL DREAMS HAVE STARTED
July 28: some fun questions
If you could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, what would you have a good chance at winning medal for? Procrastinating and then turning out a good product anyway. Research. What is the most annoying habit that other people have? Chewing loudly. Also, whistling in small public areas, like a bathroom or changing room. … Continue reading July 28: some fun questions
July 27: California is burning
Redding, a town of almost 100,000 people, is burning today in Northern California. Hundreds have lost their homes, a few have lost their lives. The pictures are devastating - this article has quite a few. When I look at the pictures, I can understand why people could picture hell as a burning, charred place. Certainly … Continue reading July 27: California is burning
July 26: When We Don’t Want to Write
Tonight I really don't want to be writing. I've been thinking about what to write about and then I did some searching on the internet for ideas and literally everything made me think "ugh, I don't want to write about that." They aren't even bad topics, I just don't want to do it. So what … Continue reading July 26: When We Don’t Want to Write
July 25: I’ve made a terrible mistake
Oh my god it's 2:43 in the morning and I'm still awake because I was doing art stuff and then I decided to watch a movie late at night. At 10:30, I looked at Dak and said "I really want to watch this movie but it's already late" and he said "go for it" in … Continue reading July 25: I’ve made a terrible mistake
Adventures in Distraction 