"Mommy, my neck hurts." Those words struck panic into my heart when my then two year-old daughter, who was running a fever and generally feeling yucky first uttered them. Because the first thing I thought when I heard the words "my neck hurts" was "oh my god: MENINGITIS." As it turns out, we … [Read more...]
Quoi?
Okay, now I've really heard it all. I got a notice home from my younger daughter's school asking me to indicate if I were in favour of continuing to offer French as a Second Language to students in grade four (her school is K-4). Ummm...what? I was under the impression French language instruction … [Read more...]
About My New Hair Accessories
So this is me. Me and my new, very broad headband. I have started buying and wearing these broad headbands because: remember my bald spot? The one I was 99% sure was growing back? Well, it's not. It's gotten bigger (like, at least twice as big) and - here's the worst part - has given … [Read more...]
Separate and Apart
Well, it's for real. My husband and I are now living, in the words of the law, "separate and apart". It's been...a long, hard journey. And now that I'm here, I can look back and realize that the getting here was a lot worse than the being here is (does that make any kind of sense at all?). What I … [Read more...]
Song
I've been "getting my Stevie Nicks on" lately, to quote Holly Holiday (Gwyneth Paltrow's occasional character on Glee). See, Holly teamed up with Santana and Brittany to sing a very Dixie Chicks-esque version of Nicks' breakthrough hit, Landslide a few weeks ago. Oh, and if you don't watch Glee … [Read more...]
A Letter to my Sister on the Eve of her Fortieth Birthday
You're turning forty tomorrow.There was a time, not too long ago either, when that phrase would have evoked shivers of dread and possibly even a shower of denial from most women. But not these days, not anymore. And in my book, it's a very, very good thing.We women don't need to fear cresting the … [Read more...]
(re)Growth
So, on the good news front, I am 99% convinced that my hair is growing back. (She heaves a huge sigh of relief). It's not pretty, but there is a lot of stubbly growth in my bald patch and I'm gonna go with the hope that it's a sign things are renewing in that area. And speaking of renewal: a … [Read more...]
Loss
Well, I did name this blog Losing It, didn't I?The thing is, I just didn't know all that I would be losing at the time I started writing.Weight, yes. And I'm still losing, down over ten pounds now. But years ago, when I first started blogging, I just didn't expect to also be losing my marriage, my … [Read more...]
Explaining
It occurs to me that after yesterday's entry, I ought maybe to offer up a few words of explanation. Because for most of you, indeed for almost anyone except my most close intimate circle of 3 or 4 girlfriends, my personal struggles would come as a surprise. It's like this: I'm very accomplished at … [Read more...]
Dwindling
My weight's down again. It's cause, possibly, for celebration: the loss of yet another pound. And yet although I'm not angry to be losing weight, I can't give myself the credit, really. I'm not losing weight because I'm tracking what I eat and making better choices and watching my portions and … [Read more...]
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