Lizardek

24
May
2017

UP/DOWN

Good things Lilacs, pied wagtails, full-on spring, warm days, cool breezes, a long weekend right now and another one next weekend (!), Late Night talk show hosts that articulate everything I feel about my home country right now, singing Africa in choir Not so good things Pinched nerve, lack of motivation, mixed emotions that threaten to overwhelm me, not being able to sit at the computer without pain, unfriending people on Facebook because I just can’t take it anymore, end of choir term and not knowing if our choir will continue in the fall Looking forward to Midsummer week in...

10
May
2017

THERE! THAT OUGHT TO HOLD YA

Gah. Time goes by too quickly. I think about writing all the time, but then I sit down to do something simple and my arm shoots pain and I give up and don’t stay here long enough to write anything. I suspect this is what aging is going to be about for me: falling apart, pain and doctor appointments. And who wants to read about that? NOT ME. Anyway, we bought our tickets to the US for the summer, or for at least 3 very expensive weeks of it. For Karin’s and my round-trip tickets and Martin’s 1-way ticket, it...

01
May
2017

THINGS I AM ALL ABOUT THIS LONG WEEKEND

Sneezing Itchy eyes Baby lilacs Dandelions in the sun Fat floofy full pots of pansies Chilly clear blue skies Bonfires! Strawberry & rhubarb pie with whipped cream Open windows Blowing my nose a million times Breezes, lots Writing lists Looking for motivation Naps Trying and failing to sleep in Ouchy arm FBARs Pied Wagtails! SPRING IS HERE!

16
Apr
2017

SPRUNG!

Even my mom has mentioned how neglected my blog is. I know, I know! I survived the MRI, but it was not a pleasant experience at all, and I have to wait a week for the results, to even know if they got good enough images to use or if they will want me to do it again (please no). It’s a extra-long Easter weekend, which is nice except for the fact that I am STILL sick (coughing mostly and snucky) and Anders is sick and Karin is sick. The kids and I actually colored eggs on Thursday, something I...

09
Apr
2017

TWO BIG THINGS

I’m so out of the habit of writing I don’t seem to know how to get started again. And I still can’t sit down at the computer at home without my arm starting up. I’ve been super sick with a nasty head cold for over a week now. Had to reschedule my MRI from last week to next week, and if I’m still coughing by Tuesday will probably have to postpone it again. Highlights of the past week, despite the unbelievable amount of mucus, include Anders coming home from South Africa to be surprised by A NEW BED! and Karin...

29
Mar
2017

THIS IS / THESE ARE

This is the post I haven’t written. It’s all the posts that went unwritten this past month, while I’ve been struggling with pain, tingling, numbness and frustration. This is the day when I sat down, despite the tingling arm and wrote anyway, because I need to, because I hate having gone so long without writing, for such a stupid reason. I’ve been to the naprapath 6 times. I’ve had several massages. I’ve been to the orthopedic doctor and next week I am scheduled for an MRI to see if it is a pinched nerve or if there have been any...

27
Feb
2017

NOTHING NEW

Still having pain and tingling in my arm, shoulder and hand. Been to the naprapat once, going again for two more treatments, this week and next. Still waiting to hear from the FAFSA, and the other two colleges that Martin has applied to. Still having anxiety attacks about money, especially since we paid Martin’s housing deposit and first housing down payment this weekend. Cashectomy, indeed! OUCH. Still enduring winter: snow last week, now rain rain rain Still crazy at work, though we are managing to keep up by the skin of our teeth. However, found out today that I have...

18
Feb
2017

AND SO I WAKE IN THE MORNING AND I STEP OUTSIDE

My daughter just commented on the fact that the very nice, expensive, wide (genuine) leather belt that she appropriated from me is a “really good child-beater belt”. For the record, she has never been beaten with a belt or anything else. Tempting. But no. So many things that I mean to write about, to remember to write about, to record for your amusement and for posterity*, and yet, the time goes and there is another huge hole in the calendar of my journal. I have a package to mail. I have a letter to respond to. I have pants to...

10
Feb
2017

UGH YAY AND OMG ALL AT ONCE

So much for not having winter. It snowed for 3 days straight but it was so cold that it was just dry and powdery. It glistens like diamond dust in the streetlights and blows all over the place. Tonight the moon was huge and round and hanging white in a pale blue evening sky. When I drove home I passed a huge snowy field covered in resting geese, their bodies black and plump against the whiteness. It’s a photo opportunity I’ve missed twice: too cold to stop and I’m pretty sure I’d scare the geese if I started walking towards...

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