The closest I get to any kind of interior design is watching re-runs of Designing Women. Because I am an old, nostalgic, sarcastic soul. What I am not, is a very visual person. I’ve moved house A LOT in my life, and my stock answer to ‘Where do you want this?’ is ‘Gimme all the books.’ When my friends and family move or redecorate I sit in the corner reading the old newspapers Aunt Dolly’s dinner set is wrapped in,…
I’m working through all of the stages. At once. Here’s a pep-talk from Christine. * While my blog, I’m Sick And So Are You, is a mere baby in the blog world, I am not a novice blogger. I’ve been around the block, as they say. I’ve had blogs in the past and have scribbled I don’t know how many tens of thousands of words on the walls of this here internet. The one thing I’ve never done as…
Consider this a belated ‘If we were having coffee’ post. Hi. First, I would like to thank all of you who recently, and not so recently, clicked the button to read my ramblings. I appreciate every one of you. And I didn’t know there were so many, many flooring and sanding companies out there. So that’s neat. Life in the frosty north has been ticking along. My NaNo novel has not. The highlight of my day yesterday was when Isla…
Eight years ago today, I was getting ready to go on what I already hoped would be my last first date. The boy liked Japanese fiction, beer, and obscure bands and the girl liked all of those things, and the boy, too. Online dating and I were on a break. Had reached an impasse. Agreed to disagree. And yet. Two weeks before, I saw this guy. This guy that seemed different to all the other guys. Different because, well, he…
As part of my own self-care for anxiety issues, I read a lot on things to do to de-stress. A lot of these lists that I find rely heavily on running/walking/hiking/getting into interesting yoga poses. To that I say screw you whatever works. My point is, all that outward-bound shit doesn’t work for me as a wheelchair-user. Here’s what does: This list contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Read my disclousure here. Writing. With…
