(Part II – still a rough draft) So I know I have enough time—I just have to learn to use it properly! Getting my actual use of time in line with my priorities is important to me. Some of my…
Monday Morning/Color Quiz
I should be driving across town with shadowkatt and sambear right now. She has an orthodontic appointment and then we were going to see the goddess of family therapy, Emily. I was pouting because sambear bullied me back into bed…
Time Wasters, First Draft
(First, very rough, draft) “I love to (X), but I just don’t have time for it.” “I’d like to learn (Y) but there just isn’t enough time.” “I never seem to get caught up.” How often have you used those…
Competition Cancer
Someone just sent a message to the TAGMAX list that really hit me—I started to write a reply and found that I couldn’t find much that’s positive to say. His son is obsessed with being “better than.” Instead of being…
Friday Fun
The cold seems to have turned into bronchitis. Stay away, stay away! I bear plague! If I’m not better by tomorrow, I’ll let sambear drag me to the doctor. shadowkatt is getting ready to go hang out with nearby-friend-C (as…
Do All Fat People Overeat?
I don’t know why, but something manhattan said triggered thoughts about what I eat vs. what most people assume fat people eat. For instance, today I’ve had one bowl of oatmeal, a grilled ham & cheese sandwich, a small spinach…
Kid Gaming!
I stopped reading LJ yesterday morning, and while I tried to take a quick look at what I missed this morning I doubt I’ll get to truly catch up. Sorry! We had a delicious meal yesterday thanks to sambear, who…
Sick People & Reading
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst. –Marcus Valerius Martialis That, better than anything, describes my own policy of being aggressively honest—especially about things that other people might try to use against me. It’s not possible to…
New Nephew!
I have a new nephew, born this morning! hopeevey finds the most wonderful things: Bookquet (that isn’t a misspelling) You know, if someone had just mentioned the tree octopus to me in conversation I’d be sure he was pulling my…
Not So Fast…
Little hitch in going to meet the new nephew – shadowkatt is covered in hives. We’re waiting for a call back from the allergist’s office now. I did talk to my sister, and she and the baby and the proud…