I’ve been blogging for eight years and it used to be everything to me. It was my solace and my community. But lately, I have found myself fighting to post. Frankly, life has been too big lately. My health has been rocky. We have struggled with back to school. Money… well, money is money. All…
Fears
If I Can’t Rewind, Why I Do I Keep Hitting Replay?
I play past encounters over and over in my head. Negative encounters, of course. Why would I waste my time revisiting moments that made me happy? No, I keep looking back at moments wherein I embarrassed myself, got hurt or hurt someone else. I often think about what I would do or say differently, but…
I is For Insecurity
With all the media centering on David Lettermans’s retirement, I saw a very interesting interview with the man of the hour. Letterman shared that even after all these years of success, he has huge insecurity. He was always ready for someone to tap him on the shoulder and ask him to leave. He fought feelings…
I Will Never Forget, Part 3
Last year, I started writing about my experience on September 11th and could never finish. I’m going to try to do that today. Here is the link back. I was on the island and my husband was in Queens. Manhattan had been shut down — no trains in and out. All bridges closed. I could…
Blogtember — Day 4
Today’s prompt was: A Time When I Was Afraid Unfortunately, this is a subject from which I have many stories to choose. As a young girl, a school mate was assaulted in her own bed. I spent many nights awake terrified in my own thereafter. I was afraid when I got the call from the hospital that…
