• It was a hard day, but not the hardest. I was disproportionately disappointed when an important member of the class I’m teaching on Thursdays backed out of the remaining classes. I’m having a disagreement at work that is stressing me out. Robin took one of my sodas, or at least I thought she did. I…

    March 9
  • I turned off my alarm in my sleep this morning, which is really just a lame excuse for not wanting to get up and run on the treadmill. I’m thinking about turning the alarm off tomorrow too. The rest of the day was mildly disappointing, from mediocre writing for my class tomorrow to wasting time…

    March 8
  • I finally started feeling a little better yesterday. The day got away from me a little bit, but I managed to get some things done. Everything but the dishes. And the floors. But I’ll take it.

    March 7
  • I had written these little flowers off as lost during the deep freeze earlier this winter, but here they are! I am going to have to build a garden around them. I am still not feeling quite right. Maybe I need to sleep next to the ocean for a week.

    March 6
  • The girls did not finish in the top three this weekend, but they were closer than they’ve ever been. It was the first time I thought they might have had a chance. The judges gave some really constructive feedback with their scores, which is awesome because now the team has some really solid things to…

    March 5
  • The girls did amazing at their first day or competition. They scored 83.6, which really isn’t that impressive on its own, but when you consider that two months ago their score was 61.3, it’s huge. Every competition they have added a few more points to their score, and maybe… they can get into the 90s…

    March 4
  • Remember TGI Friday’s? Apparently no one else does either. Friday night at 7pm… we were one of two occupied tables in the entire restaurant. Could have been worse… could have been mobbed like it was in 1986?

    March 3
  • I am just not feeling great these days. Not sure if it is anxiety or stress-related or if it’s more physical, but focus and concentration aren’t really where I want them to be, and I can’t seem to sleep enough. We have another cheer competition weekend coming up and I hope I come back on…

    March 2
  • Christina has her father’s temper, alright. She accidentally kicked over this Lego Hogwarts work in progress the other day and instead of trying to piece it back together, she threw it and all the rest of it into the floor, breaking it to pieces. It would have been easy to call it a total loss,…

    March 1
  • There’s not much to say about today. I’m trying to write where I have very little inspiration and I’m taking photos right before bed just to check the box. There was cavatappi pasta and Sondheim and Webber singing and now I am going to pass out from exhaustion.

    February 28
  • Today has been a day of intense introspection. Not sure where I’m headed.

    February 27
  • It was a long, busy day and I am thoroughly exhausted. Showered, blew my hair straight for the first time in about a year and a half, went to church, went food shopping, baked a cake, cleaned the house, made mango salsa, had my sister in law and her family over, cleaned up, and now…

    February 26
  • We finally won the Harry Potter game today! So exciting. I actually can’t remember a single other thing that happened today. That’s how epic that win was.

    February 25
  • More than anything, all I wanted for Christmas was the Harry Potter board game. Not so much because I’m a die hard Harry Potter fan (which I’m really not), but because I’d played it with my brother and sister in law and enjoyed it. Billy and I have spent hours and hours of our lives…

    February 24
  • The marathon of my life continues. A bunch of people backed out of tonight’s church class (that I’m leading) at the last minute and I was so exhausted, I just wanted to cancel it. But there wasn’t enough time to let everyone know before it started. So I went reluctantly and said I’d just plod…

    February 23