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Risk and Reality
My coworker stared at me with horror: “I can’t believe you’re still using those plates!” I half shrugged as I took the paper plate in question out of the microwave. My stoneware bowl was at home and I had forgotten my … Continue reading
Hubris
The thing I love about the word “Hubris” is that only people who embody it use it. Life would be so much simpler if all words worked that way! And I can’t help but thinking that it is the perfect … Continue reading
Premenopause: 30 Is The New 50
Not so very long ago I got an email1 from a Twitter follower who mentioned, among many things, the fact he was surprised to learn that I was 25 because I sound like a middle-aged woman. He seemed to assume … Continue reading
Why I am Happy
More than a few people misunderstood my last post on my philosophical problem with happiness. They naturally assumed that I had a problem with the issue because I am unhappy. In reality, I am quite happy. The very fact that … Continue reading
Endometriosis and Me – Part 3
Lessons Learned from Endometriosis I am usually pretty negative when I think about endometriosis, but I realize that it has given me some valuable lessons. Money matters for health. I took a class on health economics in college, so I … Continue reading
I am thankful 2/21/2010
For socks. Well-made socks are one of life’s best comforts. For relatively pain-free days. It only takes a little pain to remind me of how very blessed I am most of the time. For liturgical seasons. There is something incredibly … Continue reading