仕方が無い My first experience with “shikata ga nai” was hearing my father-in-law say it. In the five years that I…
Stop Resisting
photo credit I’ve been notably happier since we returned from our Japan trip. The arbitrary “start over” button of New…
Reminders to Punch You in the Gut
1. Having to go through his email to find a receipt for a water filter he bought that you have…
Japan
I spent New Year’s in Japan. It felt right to get the hell out of here. Start a new year…
Not from Here
It was Trunk-or-Treat night. Parents busily decorated before the stampede of costume-clad children came. All I could think about was…
Broken
I don’t know how to explain it. I feel like Woody in Toy Story 2 with a broken arm, never…
The Magic 4
I have discovered the secret to my personal happiness. 1. clean house (cleaned by housekeepers, not me) 2. time to…
PSA
Today somebody referenced a “year of mourning.” A what?! I feel the tiptoeing around me and I’m inclined to make…
Dialogue in my head
Rambling in my head: OMG you are missing both kids’ Halloween festivities at their schools. You are a crap mom.…
Life without Kenneth
My previous essays have been focused on my experience with grief, but I haven’t shared my experience dealing with the…
