cat ladies
Friday morning I went to check on my cat Rufus, who had been fighting a serious illness for the past few months, but who we thought was getting better. He wasn't better.
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Aug 20, 2012 at 2:00pm | 209 comments

alcohol
I was planning to write a light post about what to drink besides water and wine, then something heavy happened and shit got real.
in

Jun 19, 2012 at 10:00am | 95 comments

adoption
When it’s been emotionally or financially taxing, I’ve still felt nothing but extraordinarily fortunate to share my home with such wonderful friends.
pregnancy
After struggling to get pregnant, I had to have a misplaced pregnancy surgically removed. When looking for comfort, I found reasons to be angry, and reasons to be persistent.
9/11
This is a simple story about a normal girl and her normal family on one of the worst days in history.
in

Sep 11, 2012 at 9:00am | 37 comments

death
Like so many other things that are quickly becoming outdated, obituaries are a useful form of communication that is lacking a user base.
death
I was still recovering from the mixed emotions of seeing my boyfriend for the first time in months combined with reverse culture shock, but all of those distractions went out the window when I saw his mother lying comatose in the hospital bed.
in

May 12, 2013 at 9:00am | 11 comments

laptop
Just like there is never a good time for your toilet to clog, or your electricity to go out, or to develop a bladder infection, there is never a good time for your computer to crash.
in

Jan 18, 2013 at 11:30am | 4 comments

crying
Like Nina Simone sang: holding back ain't gonna do no good.
babies
Mainly because I've been there and done that -- and it didn't end well.