So I typed out an ueber depressing entry, but then decided I want to take things in a completely different direction. This quarter, I am taking an independent study on assorted African American authors. They include Hurston, Coates, and Morrison.

The people who have kids in his family are a bit overprotective of them, so I doubt I’d be able to do that. But thanks for the offer.

Yeah, when my grandfather died it really traumatized me because he looked completely different (his skin had a greenish tinge!) during his wake. It was awful - my grandmother was an absolute mess and I have long-term issues handling death since I felt responsible for his passing and OMG. So yeah my father-in-law’s…

Oh my goodness, thanks so much for the reminder about the MP3 player! My therapist asked me about that too - she said I should listen to music that calms me this weekend, and prepare myself in whatever way works best for me so I’m ready to handle this upcoming week.

That’s brilliant! My therapist told me to take a walk, since most (all? not familiar with the area the church is in) of the services are walkable and I have a huuuuuuge problem sitting in a room with a dead body. Not that anyone else likes it but so....

Yeah, I’ve been pitching in where I feel comfortable which was with the poem on his cremation urn (I’m literary). Unfortunately, food is one of my serious triggers (I have severe, life-threatening food allergies) and is a traditional source of conflict between his family and me, since they have no clue how severe my…

Maybe take an oatmeal bath? Have you tried Eucerin (great anti-itch lotion) or cortisone or calamine lotion? They make clear calamine now.

So my father-in-law passed away last Saturday and I’ve spent the week (supposed to be my vacation week, last one until I leave this job in two months) trying to deal with it. My husband and I are in a much better place after both of us (separately) saw my therapist, and scheduled an initial consultation with a grief…

That’s actually a really cute idea and might work for their nursery.

Awww if I were still down there I would consider joining you all! Have fun!

I looked at those. They’re cute but not practical. I wanted something useful for her and the baby. But thanks for the idea though!

Baby shower help needed! Anyone go off registry for gifts? My bridesmaid is having hers next week, we can’t attend but I really want to send her something cute and sweet that she would like. She loves Disney stuff, but nothing is on her registry that fits the bill. Should I send a cute walker (even though she has…

Thanks! I may have to bring it up with my doctors- they suggested taking a small amount of food to reacclimate my system. I was probably too overzealous (and fine hungry) this morning, and overdid it with both the eggs and the tomatoes. I was actually fine for several hours, and then suddenly spent a third of the day…

Starches actually sit very well with me. It’s the more acidic/gassy foods (tomatoes, eggs, broccoli, etc.) that tend to do me in right now. Blargh. I will definitely try not to put my body through anything like this again.

Thanks for the positive vibes! I’m just disappointed because acidic foods are giving me serious problems, but I was fine handling basic meats and starches. I can’t wait until my body is regulated and I can eat a wider variety of foods again.

Anybody else come back from an ED? I’m dealing with serious issues (mostly due to stress, and some dietary obvi) and my body is having trouble handling new foods. It sucks :(

Two (well, 4 if we’re counting my two extra-credit) papers stand between me and the end of my quarter. For next quarter, I am doing an independent study with my favorite Prof who’s writing my LORs for grad school, so I’m seriously super stoked about creating my class of choice (likely a focus on Af Am lit or something…

Right now - any of my bosses. I can’t get a legit job offer (20+ hours) because my current position, which I’m leaving in 3.5 months makes me an undesirable hire for now. FML.

I’m always late to this!

Unnecessary testing is one of the many problems with the implementation of Common Core. That and you get people like my former Department Chair, parroting that this is the next best thing to solving everyone’s educational problems. (BS, trust me). I want to tell them to look to what is being done in independent…