This week I had a revelatory moment. It struck me as I was walking into a building and caught a glimpse of my reflection in the plate glass. I saw a smartly dressed woman with a laptop bag slung over her shoulder.
“Where have you been the last three years?” I asked the mirror image as [...]
It doesn’t happen often.
But, it happens.
It’s not going to stop.
Ever.
“Excuse me,” is how it begins. When I have a loaf of bread in hand, examining ingredients and calorie counts. When I’m loading my car in a windswept parking lot. When I’m at the community center watching my girl leap and jump and twirl.
“Would you mind [...]
I’ve lost things lately:
my favorite plastic sports bottle, a souvenir of my snow camping experience
my sterling silver hoop earrings
my mind
Also, I’ve lacked focus:
Literally. I need bifocals. I’m pretending I don’t. The faking it isn’t working anymore and it’s making me look feeble. I hope that explains all the typos in my comments around the blogosphere. [...]
… to overshadow all the lame ones.
Lame: Putting a portable DVD player in the pack and play with my then-15-month-old girl to keep her occupied while I took a shower.
Logic: While she’s watching Elmo, I can wash my hair.
Reality: Before I can uncap the shower gel, I hear the sound of something big and heavy hitting the [...]
