2009-07-27 15:22
In effort to get rid of at least SOME of the crap that has come to live in my house over the last two years, I held a moving sale. I borrowed folding tables from my job, hired two former st… Read More
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A year of change in words, pictures, stories, and a touch of sarcasm...(okay, a lot)
2009-07-23 13:07
I hate moving...more than anything else in life (except for maybe the child support system, being cut off in Houston traffic, cantaloupe, paying back student loans and my period).To me, ther… Read More
2009-07-23 00:16
In July 2007, I moved to a house right off of beltway 8 and S. Gessner. Why did I do this?I wanted to be closer to my job. I loved the house; vaulted ceilings, attic space, garage, patio do… Read More
2009-05-02 03:35
I had no idea when I started this blog, what challenges I would encounter this year. I only knew that I would indeed encounter them. This prediction has proven all too accurate.I now face a… Read More
2009-04-17 00:23
In my mind, summer has already begun. I'm just waiting for the calendar to catch up with me.In spite of my rather dorky excitement over producing the 9th grade play this year, I find myself… Read More
2009-03-17 15:06
The previous post came from a note scribbled in a notebook about two years ago, following a rather difficult conversation with my then-fickle boyfriend .Although we are occasionally nervous… Read More
2009-03-17 00:50
People do actually say what they mean, it's just a matter of translating what was said into what was meant.He told me, "To be perfectly honest, I'm not totally sure I'm ready for that kind o… Read More
2009-03-17 00:31
Written 12/29/2006Seconds before consciousness sweeps over me, I feel myself breathing. The first breath feels like the first of my life, though I know they have been coming in rhythmic pat… Read More
2009-03-05 03:11
This whole blog was intended to be about changes. At the start of it, I had no idea that even the changes I planned to make would change.I've long been planning to enroll in graduate school… Read More
2009-02-24 01:06
It is February (darn near the end of it actually) and I haven't written anything in over a month. How dare I call myself a writer!The truth is, more has been going on with me than I even ca… Read More
2009-01-21 03:54
Right now, I'm supposed to be grading. [This statement is likely to be true no matter what time you find yourself reading this post]But, finally, after 4 years of teaching, I'm learning how… Read More
2008-12-28 18:59
My life the ultimate tragicomedy. A frustration-enlightenment-apocalypse-adrenaline-procrastination soup.A life perfect for writing about, but occasionally hard as hell to live. All of thi… Read More
2008-12-20 06:48
It has been too long since I last wrote. I have no real excuse, other than the fact that I've been inordinately busy. Two days after Thanksgiving, Leila came down with a fever, swollen gland… Read More
2008-11-26 18:56
For a number of reasons, the last few months have been quite difficult financially. So far, I've been able to put on a brave face to the world...juggling bills and paychecks...eliminating… Read More
2008-11-26 07:22
This, after all, was the month in which families began tightening and closing and sealing; from Thanksgiving to the New Year, everybody's world contracted, day by day, into the microcosmic s… Read More
2008-11-23 23:53
I pushed myself through hell to get to this week. Thanksgiving break. A glorious week off of work.And now that it's here, I find that I'm facing an even bigger dilemma than how to 15 year… Read More
2008-11-20 03:33
Today I stayed home from school, recuperating from yet another bout with upper respiratory issues. For the 3rd time in 6 weeks, I was blindsided by some coughing-sore throat-headache combo… Read More
2008-11-05 04:16
This year, I am not the only one for whom change will come. If not the change itself, the promise of it.I am without words.I am...I'm in shock.I'm excited.I'm anxious.I'm nervous.I'm hopefu… Read More
2008-11-02 16:34
The last few weeks have been hellacious. Frantic days, restless evenings, random outbursts of tears. These were just the aftershocks, but Uncertainty is the fault line.When I began this blo… Read More
2008-10-21 02:42
Due to unforeseen mental and emotional stress, Faith is temporarily closed. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Teaching and parenting will continue on a special schedule unti… Read More
2008-10-10 14:20
Finally, the frantic pace, lack of sleep, healthy food and me time... have caught up with me. I have come down with The Funk. The Funk is something like the "common" cold combined with flu… Read More
2008-10-05 15:47
My car blew up.Well, not literally, but it overheated to the point where the engine could have blown out. This is a recurrent problem. The last time my car overheated in this fashion, I wa… Read More
2008-09-28 14:54
I'm in the process of collecting work for my graduate application portfolio and came across this little poem. Just thought I'd share.The Love Song of Mrs. Jones The voices o… Read More
2008-09-21 22:08
(I bet somebody started hummin' the song)I've realized that everything that I post here need not be life-changing news. Besides, most of the time, we are unaware of the signficance of life'… Read More
2008-09-20 17:50
This is day 7 away from home.According to CenterPoint Energy's new schedule, power should be restored to my neighborhood by Monday.So, I'm stranded here, in Katy, at my bf's parent's house (… Read More
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