Every morning I take 10 different types of pills and 2 injectables. I line them up by size and shape, the smaller ones in pairs, and then begin to work my way down the line. Pop some pills, wash it down with water, repeat. When I get to the bigger ones, I sometimes allow myself…
We Need A Little Christmas?
If you don’t know, the 1958 movie Auntie Mame by Rosalind Russell is one of my favorites of all time. There’s also the 1966 Broadway Musical Mame which starred the incomparable Angela Lansbury. (There is also a 1972 musical movie version of Mame that stars Lucille Ball, which I’m told is great – but it’s…
Searching for Signs
I wrote the numbers down on a 3×5 card that I carefully pinned to the visor of my car. 90 84 91 287 78 81 77 85 385 Those were the roads I needed to take to reach my destination – going from Massachusetts to South Carolina for school. As I got behind the…
DOCTOR, Not Mister, Not Master . . .
This weekend, SH and I went with a group of our friends to see Marvel’s Doctor Strange. Don’t worry – I’m not going to spoil the movie in any way – but I did want to talk about just one aspect of it. Stephen Strange is a doctor – a brilliant neurosurgeon with all…
Cleaning Out The Closet
Today I grabbed a shirt that I haven’t worn in a while and threw it on. “Oh wow – this is cute – forgot I had this.” I thought. No wonder – my closet is getting full again. And now that the Gala and other things are over, it’s time to go through and pull…
From Briefcase to Purse
Today, I used my orange purse. Big deal, right? Well, actually, yes. 18 months ago, I decided I needed a change from where I was working. I could feel my attitude towards my job changing, and I found myself under an incredible amount of stress. I actually woke up with night terrors from the pressure. I…
The Quilt
The quilt was an idea I had several years ago. To get t-shirts from past Geek Galas, along with from some of our sponsors, and put them together as an auction item to help raise money for the event. It took a while to get it together – to gather enough shirts, to find someone to…
Up, Up, and NaNoWriMo!
Welcome to November! In honor of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) – I’m going to try to work on a few writing projects. No, none of them are an actual novel – but I just want to get in the spirit of getting back to writing. After all, they say that a habit is formed…
Back on Track
I haven’t driven for over two months. So it was a strange feeling yesterday when I slipped back behind the wheel of my beloved Gypsy Rose Squee and put the key in the ignition. My husband came over to kiss me goodbye for work, and I had to fumble to find the button to lower…