Month: October 2008

After my lament, fret and worry, I weighed in 20 pounds lighter than I was three weeks ago. Who’d a thunk it! I’m excited. No tongue lashing from the doctor,

Something anxious happening in my head: Me and time. What is it about me a time. My appointment with the doctor is Tuesday, not Monday, my car appointment was today,

I returned to work today. I took a day’s worth of sugar-free Carnation Instant Breakfast blended with Unjury protein powder. Every two hours the alarm on my cell phone reminded

Last night a group of friends and I went to Don Pablos for dinner. Don Pablos is one of my favorite restaurants. It’s on the Ohio River. We arrived at

It’s one week and one day out since I had the surgery. This surgery has been so much easier to recover from. I was out today driving and walking. I’ve

Let’s give one last hurrah to the fat girl. She’s fought and struggled her whole life to make a place for herself. She never found it. Sure she’s surrounded by

Okay, so this is really happening. Surgery is tomorrow. I went to lunch with Cindy from work for the “last supper.” I had a big old barbecue burger soaked in

My surgery date is set for October 8. Now the anxiety and excitement has kicked into high gear. I find myself feeling depressed today. I started cleaning the garage early

Meme has been relegated to the basement family room. She sits in a tiny chair by the fireplace I hate. She is surrounded by Rubbermaid boxes containing fragments and shreds

When I returned to work in March, there was a big personnel shuffle in the office. Our editor, Dianne, was being transferred and a new editor was coming. Mark started