Recent Ramblings
2014-05-28 Both yesterday and today I screwed up my meds. When I got ready for bed last night, I saw that I hadn't yet taken my morning dose of escitalopram oxalate (Lexapro). Then this [...]
Irritable
Irritable Headachy Not sleepy and it's late Been bitchy Too critical On the rag Approaching menopause Mean Had a couple of days of clouds Of gloom Slept Now this Irritated Change again Back [...]
Overcast
This morning I struggled to keep my eyes open as I drove my son to school. No more searing heat, Santa Ana winds, and fire. May gloom is here. We need the coolness. [...]
Conversing with Katherine Sartori, Author of The Chosen Shell
This spring I had the pleasure of corresponding with Katherine Sartori regarding her novel The Chosen Shell, which was inspired by her experiences as a nun in the 1960s. Sartori’s protagonist, Celie O’Rourke, [...]
From Age Thirty to Thirty-Seven
After I had my breakdown at age thirty, I moved back in with my parents. I found I wasn’t able to function on my own. I would fall asleep driving to my temporary [...]
Chafing at Structure?
Tuesday April 29th I went to group therapy and attended my first Toastmasters meeting. Toastmasters was very structured, probably too structured for my tastes; though, the structure worked well in that they covered [...]
Blustery Day
@KTLA photo of Camp Pendleton Fire When driving my son to school, I commented that it was a blustery day. He responded, "No, it's the Apocalypse." WIth the temperatures approaching 100°F [...]
I’m Back
My California Marriage and Family Therapist license is now current and renewed until May 31, 2016. Inactive license no more. Yes, that's right, inactive no more. Coming out of a long, very long, [...]
Advocate or Narcissist
Thursday a new member of OC Writers, a MeetUp writing group I attend, referred to my work as "changing the world." Of course, he hadn't yet read my blog. As a Christian author, he [...]
Princess to Queen
When in high school, I overheard a “friend” say as I approached, “Here comes our Princess.” I was shocked to learn that this was how my friends saw me. Apparently, I was a [...]