Last year, I wrote a post, hoping it would be the last time I was not celebrating Mother’s Day. And here I am, another year later, and still no Momma-status. It is hard not to feel like a failure. I am reminded that the terrifying downside of setting goals when you have no control over [...]
Reminded to Listen
Yesterday afternoon, I had a conversation with my brother’s ex (who, since they ended on amicable terms, I still chat with on a semi-regular basis). Excitedly, she talked to me about the biggest update in her life: hearing aides. She’s had progressive hearing loss for as long as I’ve known her; luckily though, her doctors have said she won’t [...]
Stuck
I had a conversation with a friend the other day, who made the comment that sometimes, she forgets that I’m in a wheelchair. I get that. There are times when even I forget about it. Yesterday was not one of those times. I had taken the dogs out back that afternoon to do their business. [...]
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Dear Mom: Tomorrow is a celebration in so many ways. You have made it up and over the hill, and came out on top. The old cliche says blood is thicker than water. You’ve taught me that it’s superglue. You have loved us - your kids - unconditionally, and have never been afraid to show [...]
Half-Assed: An Epidemic
Lately, there’s been an epidemic of doing everything half-assed. And I mean everything: folding half the laundry, putting away half the clean dishes, cleaning half a room. Unfortunately for Ben, this post is all about him. I’m not really sure when it started, but the symptoms of said half-assed epidemic are showing up more and [...]
Thankful I Can't Kick You Out
Yesterday, I texted my friend, who got married a couple of weeks ago, to “see how the newlyweds were doing”. And as I expected, she replied that nothing has changed. I can’t even tell you how many times I gave that answer – most couples who were already living together before tying the knot feel [...]
Being Thankful
Last week, Ben got pulled over for an out-of-date inspection. Because that’s what happens when you fix a light covering for last year’s inspection, and are too lazy forget to go back to the mechanic to get the sticker. Since we were supposed to be driving down to visit family in NC tomorrow, Ben was [...]
Hysteria
(This post was written over a month ago, but for some reason was lost in draft-land. I guess I just wanted to point out that my family has chilled out with the teasing, at least for now.) Once people know that you’re trying to get pregnant, it is impossible to get sick, have PMS [...]
An Ode to Peaches
Last weekend, our local farmer’s market had cases of white peaches for sale. They weren’t all ripe at the same time, so every few days I scalded a handful and tossed the delicious juice and chunks of bright orange peach into quart-sized freezer bags, in hopes of enjoying the taste of late summer ripeness even [...]
Dealing
In a week, I have another doctor’s appointment to hopefully put us one step closer to pregnancy. This time, it’s to hopefully work out the irregularities with my cycle. And to figure out if said irregularities are caused by my diabetes, stress, or PCOs. In general, I am just not impressed with the current stagnancy: [...]
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