Jun 20Member-onlyTwo Cents Tuesdays and ThursdaysIt’s all about the boundaries — Today is Tuesday. Tuesday is therapy day and the first day of the week that my mom can “lecture” me. Thursday is the other day of the week my mom can tell me what I should do. I call this “Two Cents Tuesdays and Thursdays.” One of the issues I’ve…Self6 min readSelf6 min read
Jun 14Member-onlySo Many Drafts…So Little TimeHighlights and Lowlights. — The number of drafts I have started here is astronomical at this point…this is all I could screenshot at once — the list goes on…Parenting8 min readParenting8 min read
May 27Member-onlyApparently, I’m Still in the Race!And there are no pitstops… — I feel like I’ve been waiting for things to calm down for years. April was insane, and it flew by in the blink of an eye. Back in February or March, when I found out that the Quad Cities Beer book was going to be released in August, I thought…Self4 min readSelf4 min read
Apr 30Member-onlyRunning, Running, and RunningAnd some more running! — No, I haven’t taken up exercise. Pfffftttt. Do you even know me? OK, well, I did join the Y last month and had a personal trainer session last week (I get two free ones with my membership, and I can’t let something free go to waste, so I went in…Self4 min readSelf4 min read
Mar 25Member-onlyThere is Always GoodI’m not sure I mentioned anything good in my last newsletter. My bad. ← See, my brain is just focused on the bad, so I need to refocus and think more about the good things! There is always good amidst the bad! It was good that we got the copyedits…Humor7 min readHumor7 min read
Mar 16Member-onlyI Don’t Even Know.Some good, but mostly bad… — I feel like I have been running nonstop since January. I’ve also been essentially floundering and at a loss for what to do. Most days, it all feels too complex. Some days it seems like it might be easy. But then, the easy route also relies on acting upon things…Housing5 min readHousing5 min read
Feb 4Member-onlyThe Worst Part of ParentingThe Triage! — Having to triage your children on a daily basis is one of those parenting things that you really don’t think of before having children. The amount of triage largely depends on the child, their penchant for drama, and/or their familiarity with WebMD… Last week, since I couldn’t write about my…Parenting11 min readParenting11 min read
Jan 17Member-onlyInterview StoriesAnd a submission! — This past week has been full of challenges. But — I’m going to concentrate and reflect on the positives. After working since the summer of 2021 on a book project with another local author, we finally submitted the manuscript on our deadline — January 15th! There will still be a…Self6 min readSelf6 min read
Jan 10Member-onlyKicking 2023’s AssAlready! — I have several other posts in the works. Yes, the fart one I promised a long time ago is still in the works. I had also started at least one 2022 Year in Review post, but it was all just going too bleak. I actually chunked 80% of it out…Self3 min readSelf3 min read
Dec 15, 2022Member-onlyRick Springfield vs Bruce SpringsteenPodcast + Essay https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/10721/private/970fcd3f-76ab-490d-bc35-8b564b4a8426.rss ← That’s the RSS link to paste into your podcast app. I’m trying out something a little different this time. I was planning on just writing this essay, but as I was telling my therapist this story earlier — I thought, why not podcast it as…Parenting4 min readParenting4 min read