Bogus Diagnoses
Six years ago on Easter morning, my plans for going to Church were thwarted by the car that drove into mine. My cheap car was wrecked because the cost to…
Readmore4 Years
I am still not a fan of marriage. This surprises me. People are drawn toward liking that which they know. Mental illness aside, we humans love to love what we…
ReadmoreObama, Hope, and NFP
This is perhaps my favorite video on all of Youtube: “We have been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope. But in the unlikely story that is…
Readmore3 Things I Secretly Hate About NFP
I have not always been a fan of NFP. First I grew up thinking that NFP did not work for avoiding pregnancy. Then I got to experience how frustrating charting is when…
ReadmoreRelative Incomez
I am not an especially smart person and so it is difficult for me to understand how intelligent people can completely fail to grasp concepts such as the dramatic differences…
ReadmoreI am not who I am today
You reap what you sow. Except that you don’t reap when you sow. And yet the sowing itself is reaping what was previously sown. After all, you sow only because…
ReadmoreDoctors and Fat Pregnancy
I am overweight. I have small bones, little muscle, and am overweight according to every chart I have seen. In the past year I have seen four doctors. Three of…
ReadmoreWorst Run of My Life
I ran my first half-marathon a week ago. It was by far the worst run of my life. It was not at all what I expected. In the week before…
ReadmoreLentil Sprouts
Guess what is coming back into my life… That’s right, the wonderful (cheap) goodness known as lentil sprouts. Dried lentils + lots of fresh water + about four days =…
ReadmoreLemon Rinds and Gluten-Free Failure
See these poor lemon rinds? They ended up in the trash. Now I know that is an incredible shame, but I just could not think of anything to do with…
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