Letting the Words Carry Me

Today, I started writing my book. I wrote some about Mom and about me and about identity. I got a solid sketch of an introduction down, and I feel good. Where I go from here, well, I just don’t really know. I’m letting the words carry me forward. I spent a...

Stay Tuned for the Pity Party

I just watched an episode of Brothers and Sisters, and despite it’s soap opera-ness and it’s melodrama, I love it. At the end of tonight’s episode, Kevin and Scotty go to an adoption fair and find a little girl (or she finds them, as the hokey...

Why Didn't I Know That?

Over my lifetime, I’ve had some really dumb moments. I mean really dumb ones, so I thought I’d start off this new year with some laughs and honest reflection. Here are the things I should have realized from moment one but did not. 1. I could wait until the...

Is That What This Feeling Is?

I was in the bathroom at Outback last night (bear with me, this post will be neither gross nor fully centered in a restroom), and a thought came to me: I am not stressed at all. I don’t have to worry about getting anything done on a schedule; I don’t have...