episode 2012: a new hope

today: laundry, folding, sorting, unpacking. our bedroom looks better. gloria’s bedroom looks worse. a single resolution: relax. lord of the rings on blu-ray before bed. would move to the shire tomorrow. i think my kids would like it.

We’re Losing Time, Scotty

My time management skills are crap. Either that, or my house exists in a wormhole where time passes exactly 33 percent faster than it does in the outside world. (Was that a Star Trek episode? If not, it should be.) I have to take the kids to school, and take the dog out each morning, … Continue reading →

Helplessness Blues

Still checking off the to-do list. I’ve now moved past the relatively easy, thoughtless tasks — clean the pantry, install the new printer — into the nebulous deep end of my wishlist. The only things left are way out in the  “oh shit, I can’t swim out here” open ocean. I need a plan. I … Continue reading →