As a child, I dreaded the beginning of the school year. My stomach churned and my eyes would burn with bitter tears. I despised school like few others. This is because I was one of the most picked on kids … Continue reading
For the second week in a row, my Saturday night plans have fallen through. Is it disappointing? Yeah, a little. But I can be an introvert, so it isn’t a horrible thing to be on my own. As I said … Continue reading
My drink of choice? Oh, that is so very easy, my dear Daily Prompt. I am a Diet Coke girl. All the way. I live for my carbonated cola enhanced with chemicals that do not do a body good. And … Continue reading
If I didn’t have to work–for whatever reason I find myself financially able to not work–would I continue to do so? The prompt from today’s Daily Post does not indicate whether or not I’m fabulously wealthy, money to spare, cash to burn… … Continue reading
Today’s post a day writing prompt asks me about a time when I unintentionally said something funny. A mispronounced word, a misused word, that sort of thing. I snickered. One thing? I’m pretty sure I make a verbal blunder at … Continue reading
As the Daily Post asked, I glanced at my bookshelf this morning to choose what the first book I’d love to sit and reread when I had the time. I didn’t need to physically check the shelf, because I knew … Continue reading
I’ve been having some melancholy thoughts of late. It’s hard for me to admit, but I have this nagging feeling that I am going to die–soon, and unexpectedly–and that no one is going to know me. And I am also worried … Continue reading
In today’s Post a Day, I am asked what it is in my life that requires a second opinion. The answer is obvious: Personal relationships… Specifically, romantic involvement. In terms of love, I am able to pull the wool over … Continue reading
About three years after I adopted little Hisashii (read about her adoption here), I struck out on my own. By this I mean I bought my own place… just a small one-bedroom condo. But it was 787 square feet of … Continue reading
It’s been a month since my last SOC writing. Not too much to write about that I haven’t already blathered on about in other posts. A wind is blownin’, my cats are crunching away at their food bowl, the Chicago … Continue reading
In My Ruins, There is Treasure 