As much as I appreciate her tidying and thanking and being genuinely nice and kind, I could only watch 15 minutes of the first episode of Marie Kondo's runaway hit show. You see, I don't need Marie Kondo. It's not that I don't get the value in what she does - though the thanking part does seem a bit much to me - it's just that I have been Kondo-ing all my life. I didn't … [Read more...]
Drive, She Said
One of the best days of my life was the day I got my driver's license when I turned 16. After passing the test, I drove my mother home and took off in her massive Buick LeSabre that easily seated 7 people I was alone in that car, rock music blaring, windows wide open–it was glorious. I drove everywhere. Once I drove to Las Vegas with my friends on a whim, putting money into … [Read more...]
That Moment When…
It doesn't take much to get to me these days. There are little moments that knock at my heart like tiny little baby fists, not particularly painful but still palpable. I can never be sure when one of these moments will float by like a dust mite or take up residence in my mind, pushing aside whatever rational thought I might be having at the time. It can happen at the grocery … [Read more...]
The Books I’ve Loved in 2018
One of the worst things about having chronic headaches was how difficult it was for me to read books. Not even difficult - nearly impossible, especially in the year before my surgery. Every so often I would plow through a book that really captured my attention (Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, for example), but mostly I found it just too difficult to stay focused on the … [Read more...]
The Day I Damn Near Lost My Mind
Even though there’s rarely anything interesting or unexpected, I still love to get the mail. A magazine, a package from Amazon, even a packet of coupons from my grocery store – it’s like when I was a kid and would grab the prize in the cereal box before my little brother could get it. Though I usually expect what’s coming, and most of the time it’s not anything I want, the … [Read more...]