I’ve got this. It took me a couple weeks, but I finally wrangled this dismal situation into submission like a cowboy gets a cow to submit. That actually sounds a little kinky, but this is no time to judge cows. Back to my story. Yesterday, I had my … [Read more...]
The Surreal Housewife Blog
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Stranger in the Mirror
Turns out, when faced with a life-altering situation like a health pandemic, I’m not exactly who I thought I was. In fact, I’ve caught myself doing things that are so out of character in the last three weeks since being mostly housebound, stressed … [Read more...]
Finally, a plan
I’m not sure what the shelf life is for “What are you doing with all your free time now that the kids are gone?” but I’m still hearing it on a regular basis, and we’re entering year two. That’s the second year of a clean, fresh-smelling, private … [Read more...]
Home Alone
Here we are, just past the half-year mark without any referees, wardens, or ADHD pushers, a.k.a., children, underfoot. For 13 years we all lived under the same roof, and that was plenty, I mean, perfect. I’m exhausted just thinking about it. No more … [Read more...]
Helping, not helping
New patient paperwork. The very idea of it gives me a tummy ache that I probably should see a specialist for. How is it in this day and age we don’t all have a secret little online portal where we simply sign a paper, one little bitty signature line, … [Read more...]
How to Introduce a Third Person into Your Relationship
A few years ago, as I anticipated the end of our completely full nest and knew that in two more years the place would be a ghost town of sorts, I decided it was time to liven things up around here. What better way than with that ho, Alexa. Two years … [Read more...]
Fourth Time’s a Charm…Isn’t It?
We had what amounts to a parenting milestone two-fer last fall. Our youngest two children, step-sisters, both graduated in June and moved away to begin their freshman year of college at their respective schools. While our nest-emptying began … [Read more...]
Raising Jayce
Last fall, we implanted our youngest two children, step-sisters, at their chosen universities, which makes our nest officially empty, most of the time. Over the years, I’ve written about having one, then two, then four in high school at the same … [Read more...]
How puzzles are like sex
About a month ago, as I wandered around Walmart in a jump-start-on-Xmess-shopping high, I drifted past the aisles of plastic toys, just for fun. I was feeling a tiny bit nostalgic, but mostly grateful. No longer must I venture into the dark recesses … [Read more...]
Give and Take: A Note of Thanks
(This blog post is dedicated to Annette Adam, who passed away in August 2017.) Full disclosure, I really wasn’t a close friend of Annette’s, but it is hard not to develop an affinity for someone who was so genuinely nice. In fact, my adoration for … [Read more...]
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