I have found in these many years of writing in this space, that there is sometimes a disconnect between the words on this page – the sequence of my “published” life – that is a bit incongruous with the actual reality of my life. Most weekends I find myself filled with ideas or inspiration for…
delayed gratification
I mentioned awhile back that I had some birthday money burning a hole in my pocket, and so I decided to buy myself a tree. I don’t think I mentioned that we also had a Crate&Barrel credit (some extra bucks we “earned” by purchasing a couch right after Christmas), but we did, and it was…
on celebrating (and tolerating)
On Sunday: F’s scrunched up her nose in concentration as she tries to recall the name of the holiday. All morning long she’s been discussing the day and how we’re going to celebrate it, except she never pronounces the word “celebrate” correctly, and it comes out in a slightly different form each time, ellerate, ahlerate……