Sporty things with children, followed by beachy things, because we haven't been out in the sun enough? In the midst of this, I'm packing up a goodly chunk of my apartment to send to my (for now) husband who has gotten a job in another state. Oh, and I'm dealing with four priority projects at work AT THE SAME TIME…

How has the week been going, MD? I was hoping things were going better for you since last week. My elderly dog insists I take him out at least once a day, so I’m out there wandering around the neighborhood myself. Wish it was a bit more rural where I live, but for now I occupy myself with avoiding the big scary dogs…

Shelter Cat Update!

Now that I’m out of the woods, medically, I can run again, and lift heavy weights again. I mean, I used to, and I’ve been given the okay to resume SLOWLY, so that’s been my focus. I went from spinning, running, and swimming and lifting every day for years to rest/recuperation for a few months because of my cardiac…

We brought home our new puppy tonight!!!!

Do we have the same Mom? Mine did that to me too - literally, the Elsa video - over an issue of me being the victim of my toxic sister yet again. On Facebook. Facebook is evil. People don’t post things to connect to YOU, they post to generate likes from others. They’re playing to an audience, hence the thoughtful and…

That’s strange, in Ireland people can go in and watch! Some have sort of soft restrictions for numbers (eg main count centre for major referendum; too many people will try to get in). But I just walked into the main count centre for a general election, because I am also one of the sad weirdos who really enjoys this…

It’s the Weekly Achievement-DoGooder Thread! What have you gotten up to this past week (and the week before) that we can celebrate? Post it here so we can admire your accomplishments and good deeds.

My kid’s best friend (and a friend of mine, just because he’s a Good Kid) is seven foot four. (Yes, really. He’s also biracial and gay, so he calls himself The Trifecta.)

I would kill for a cinnamon roll or three right now. I’m spending my gloomy Sunday editing, working on mood boards, giving myself a facial and thinking about the best way utilise the vegetal contents of my fridge. I currently have a tonne of potatoes sitting in water waiting to be turned into crispy, crispy chips…

Taking part in the European Election count tomorrow, because I’m one of the sad weirdos who really enjoys that stuff. I once caused a minor issue at a count where simply as a member of the public I asked if I could come in and watch, causing the returning officer to spend 20 minutes trying to find out whether someone…

We will work towards a world where it is not necessary. I can’t do much about the laws in other states, but I can my part to help women in need.

I am a lady of a certain age. I well remember the horror in 1969 of trying to get enough money together for a friend to get to NY from the Midwest to have an (illegal) abortion. She had to go alone because we could only raise enough bus fare for her. The father paid for the procedure. She came home crushed from what…

Ha! Did you see my other comment about living in the Green bubble? I honestly wonder about many people in our ‘hood think that living in The Wokest Place in Australia™️ makes them impervious to the horrors taking place elsewhere in this shithole.

i just skyped with a group of kids in PA who are doing my play.

Shelter Cat Update!

I shared this doggie photo and these flower pics with the gentle readers of Barf Bag. There was too much bad news this week. I needed a pleasant distraction, and I think some other people did, too.

I mailed an old baby carrier that we no longer needed to someone in my Facebook parenting group who recently discovered they were going to have a *surprise* baby.

I helped paint a ladies house through a local charity that helps people who are struggling. 

I took my wife to her first ever Pow Wow at the Hiawatha First Nation.