Persist.

I woke up one day this week and thought “this is so damned hard.” And I actually chose this path! Lots of choices aren’t mine—the frustration of asthma attacks, the grief from losing my stepmom that stirs up the grief of my brother dying, a family member turning from sobriety after years. Profound sadnesses with […]

Yip, yip, yip, hoorah. Choice and such.

The downstairs neighbor quit her law practice because the two little ones couldn’t be without her (her words), over-coddled into an anxiety disorder (my diagnosis), so now I walk up the stairs past them when she dare go out and hear Yip!YIP!YIP!, close my door YIP!YIP!, cough YIP!YIP!, car drives by YIP!YIP!, any tiny noise […]

Can I go home now?

You know when you’re on Day 7 or 10 of vacation, the thrill of the hotel room worn off, a little too much sun and fun, just wanting your morning bowl of cheerios with a banana (instead of yet another buffet) and yearning for your bed, your pillow, your stuff, instead of the rabbit hutch […]

Constant Clutter, OY!

Moving is all about finding new places to put your sh*t.   And those places might not yet exist if you sell most of your furniture but not all the contents thereof.   Am I really so locked into “everything in it’s place”-Donna Reed-middle-aged-menopausal-rigidity???  Instead of a panic attack that spurred me to solutions, the […]

Land HO! Palo Alto!

This very morning, Wed 7/29, we sighted port and let down anchor.  (Alright, quite the tortured metaphor, sorry!  Especially to these drought-stricken Californians…) It’s 11:15pm here, I’ve now settled in after 12 straight hours of way-too-old-for-this unpacking in unusually HOT weather.  Hey, wait a minute! Isn’t this supposed to be 70’s all year round??  Thank […]