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Monday, July 21st, 2008I’ve been musing on how the adult child thing can rear its head in good times as well as bad– particularly the feeling inadequate thing. I had the extreme blessing of being able to go to BlogHer08 this weekend. All around, I met women whose blogs I’d admired from afar, and others whose [...]
Quick fix
Monday, June 23rd, 2008Migraines? Excedrin alone will sometimes work, but I’ve got other pills in my arsenal if I need them. Arthritis bugging me? Allergies? Same thing. There’s almost a pill for each everyday physical ill, or something that works in a matter of days. Non-medicinal remedies too– more water, less sugar, more walking, less gluten. The lag [...]
Self-defeating
Monday, June 16th, 2008It’s funny, how we can talk ourselves into how MUCH we want something, and do too good a job of it… so that the attainment of it can be anticlimactic. “Is this all there is to it? Isn’t there more? Why isn’t there fanfare?” At least, that’s what I’ve been thinking, going [...]
My grown-up heart
Monday, June 9th, 2008I was reading M.F.K. Fisher’s Last House and was touched by her essay titled “My grown-up ears.” The story was about being receptive to things we once were not, and how it’s a relief. I had a number of thoughts about the essay, on the particular points that she was making, but I [...]
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