...begins with one step. In this case, one little walk with my daughter and my dog. We decided to take the dog for a walk because I was sick of being asked "what can we DOOOooooo?" Like I'm a wizard who conjures up things for us to do on a whim. The key words in … Continue reading June 6: A Journey of a Thousand Miles
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June 5: scared of doctors
I'm scared of doctors and dentists. They have needles and all kinds of other things that are terribly uncomfortable and frightening. I've gotten better about my needle-phobia with age, but I'm still scared to death of intramuscular injections. This poses a problem for a few reasons. First, I've been living with a temporary crown for, … Continue reading June 5: scared of doctors
June 4: Doesn’t feel like the last week
It doesn't feel like the last week of school. It doesn't really feel real, even though I know it is. This has been simultaneously the longest and the shortest year of my career: it actually is literally the longest year, since I started in mid August (first day of school for students was August 23), … Continue reading June 4: Doesn’t feel like the last week
June 3: Last Sunday Night Blues (for a while)
I'm headed into my first last week of the year at Roseville, and aside from having to get my freshman through their final essay (and grade them), I am not sure what to expect. I'm not really sure how much I have to pack/move out/bring home. I'm a little worried because my back is really … Continue reading June 3: Last Sunday Night Blues (for a while)
June 2: sad day
Today we went to Duluth to attend Dak's aunt's memorial service. Trudie was a vibrant, fun woman who fought cancer like a champion. We didn't spend a ton of time with her, but what we did was always happy. She was warm and welcoming to me as a new person in the family, which was … Continue reading June 2: sad day
June 1: Dogs. The best.
Today was a crazy day of emotion, so I ended up asleep at like 5:30 pm and slept until about 8:30 or 9. Then I went on Twitter, only to end up watching a video of people being reunited with their lost dogs and getting excited and sobbing. I cried. Perry the dog looked at … Continue reading June 1: Dogs. The best.
May 29: storms and snuggles
I'm laying in bed listening to the thunder roll through and trying to maintain enough personal space between myself and my daughter and my dog, both of whom are scared of storms and snuggle up right close to me whenever there is thunder. I used to love sleeping during thunderstorms, but at least for the … Continue reading May 29: storms and snuggles
May 24: rain storms and procrastination
I really like rainstorms, especially after a hot, sticky day like today. They cool everything down and even the plants are excited by the water. It's been tough lately, though, since Annika and Perry the dog have decided they are scared to death of thunder and lightning.so instead of relaxing and taking in the storm, … Continue reading May 24: rain storms and procrastination
May 22: Lyrics twitter in my head
I was perusing Twitter and found a thread where someone asked what the best Paul Simon lyrics are of all time. There were so many great lines! It got me thinking about my own favorite lyrics, even though I can't remember all of them right at the moment because so many just sit back in … Continue reading May 22: Lyrics twitter in my head
May 21: Mondays.
It was a real life Monday today. Like, full-on, oversleeping, forgetting things, can't remember what I'm supposed to be doing, give up and crash at 6:30 pm type of Monday. It was an OMG I can't get anything quite right but it'll have to do type of Monday. A two-minutes-behind-everything Monday. A feel bad about … Continue reading May 21: Mondays.
Adventures in Distraction 