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.
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 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
July 24: Primary voter woes
I was totally sure about who I am going to vote for in the primary... until today when I read a thread written by people whose politics I really respect. Ugh. Backing up: I have been on team Erin - Erin Murphy and Erin Maye Quade - since Murphy announced she was running. I have … Continue reading July 24: Primary voter woes
July 23: lists help?
I've been overwhelmed by things that are just always kind of there under the surface, and I was thinking maybe making a list of stuff on my mind would help, but I keep forgetting to make the list. Tonight I remembered just as I was laying down to sleep and hey, I haven't done my … Continue reading July 23: lists help?
July 17: placeholder? Not totally.
I got distracted again tonight and read until now, so while I'm doing my writing, it's definitely not something I am thinking too hard about this because I'm completely tired. Exhausted. Like to the point of illness. I wish I could understand why I do this. It's like I get hooked and I can't tear … Continue reading July 17: placeholder? Not totally.
July 16: So what happened today?
We had a busy day. I woke up at a normal hour, I did laundry, cooked and froze some corn, picked up our artwork from the fair, made lunch, brought Annika to camp, ran errands, picked Annika up, made dinner, watched movies and followed #primeday Twitter (which was way more fun than Prime Day participation), … Continue reading July 16: So what happened today?
Adventures in Distraction 