If there is one thing I have learned from anxiety it's that our brains are ill equipped to handle modern life. The adrenaline dump triggered by my amygdala whilst I stand in line at the grocery store, balancing a jumbo pack of toilet roll, and a couple of chocolate bars; that causes me to sweat and … [Read more...]
Nobody Told Me There’d Be Shit on the Walls
"Nobody tells you about the sheer volume of excrement you will encounter, up close and personal, as a mom." I said this to my sister yesterday as I scrubbed thick, dried on clods of the stuff from the bathroom wall, and the underside of the toilet . See, when a child has a poop accident and tries … [Read more...]
Caledonia
Maybe she stopped by for a visit, maybe it's because John McCain's death is in the news, but, on a whim, I played her song. My Granny Angus died after a short but brutal encounter with Glioblastoma. It first stole away her voice. With a remarkable swiftness, the woman who always knew the right words … [Read more...]
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