I tried, really I did

OK, I really tried to make this happen. But, it just plain didn’t. Luckily, I did finish by the 19th, at which point I caught a bird flu death plague and was down for the count through the holidays. I love always being sick at Christmas, really I do….
Next year’s goal- to be done by [...]

The Shopping Day

Skipped out of the house today in an effort to get the mighty New Year’s list done by doing some shopping. I ended up at the Waterworks mall, working my way through Barnes & Noble, T.J. Maxx, Bed, Bath & Beyond, and Wal-Mart. I shouldn’t have spent all that I did, but I did find [...]

The Pre-New Year To-Do List

I am superstitious. Very, very superstitious. A new year for me is an incentive to get everything in order, to be a better me than I have been, to be a good Girl Scout and get prepared for whatever life may have waiting for me. Last year, I let it get away from me and [...]

In Eleanor’s Stocking This Year

My apologies for my lengthy absence, but I have vacated the Great White North of Pittsburgh to celebrate Santa’s arrival in Atlanta with the family. Despite the fact that I have a heinous cough and cold and a raging toothache that demands Tylenol every four hours (including waking me with its demands), it’s been a [...]

Knocked Down

And again, I am unfettered, free
From the ties that bind one heart to another,
Create homes from desire,
and trust,
and dreams.
And this freedom is not one that I wanted, this time.
I have fasted and prayed, prayed and fasted
On this loss and I have
Starved myself into this salvation-
Stomach panging with the regret, the childlike
Wish that I had [...]

Link: Great post on living with a mentally ill spouse

Jon (Dooce’s husband) has posted a great piece on living with a spouse with mental illness. In light of the recent end of my engagement, partially due to these exact difficulties, this one really hit the spot. Thanks Jon.

The End of the Affair

My engagement is over. I can’t think of much else to say at this point. I know that I should be taking the time to fill everyone in on all the details, but all I want right now is the bed and sweatpants and sleep until I leave town. On the jukebox- “I hate myself [...]

Things to Love in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh. It gets a bad rap. Dreary depressed steel town, polluted, down-at-the-heels. All the images I had in my head before I moved here, so I can hardly blame anyone for expecting the worst of a city that’s seen plenty of bad press. However, I am now on my second trip through as a Pittsburgh [...]

One of those Mondays

Today could have been better. But it wasn’t.

Giant blow out with the fiance’ leading to the suggestion of a temporary separation (more on that when I have the energy).
Ran late for work.
Finished my project, but our stats were too low to meet our goal.
Came home to the fiance’ who did make dinner, but didn’t bother to [...]

Ho, ho…oh no…

This weekend, Pittsburgh was supposed to be hit with a giant storm that would lock us all down for the weekend, sending us scurrying for milk and bread at the store. Instead, we are still seeing some mildly laughable snow and rain. Nonetheless, I have been a good little elf and been very productive getting [...]