Category: November 2016
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NaBloPoMo (11/2016) – Day 20: A white woman, a Hispanic couple, a Middle-Eastern woman, and a Black couple walk into a grocery store….
Tonight was “shop for Thanksgiving” night. Sunday nights are usually pretty good at my favorite grocery store for getting in and out. People are either at home watching Football or they are getting ready for work on Monday. The same held true on this Sunday before Thanksgiving, though the store was hopping a tad more…
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NaBloPoMo (11/2016) – Day 19: I’ll just leave this here…
Still in my pajamas. I put on socks and shoes to remind myself that it was, in fact, daytime. But, other than that, just my jammies. Didn’t go out of the house. Didn’t do anything of importance or purpose. I watched TV and napped. I did answer the phone the three times that it rang.…
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NaBloPoMo (11/2016) – Day 18: Going to my happy place
The last few blog posts I’ve written have dealt with fairly serious, heavy subjects. I think they were warranted, actually. This month has brought about some serious, heavy emotions in me. In many of us. And since I don’t have a lot of people that I can just vent with at the drop of a…
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NaBloPoMo (11/2016) – Day 17: How to make a Catholic priest come close to tears
The pastor at my church called a meeting of all the Liturgical Ministers this evening. Since I am a Liturgical Minister, I went to the meeting. I could have done without it, to be honest. The first 30 minutes was spent going over logistics – put the Gospel book higher on the altar; get to…
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NaBloPoMo (11/2016) – Day 16: “Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.”
As time goes by, any hope for anything positive in the new administration is being rapidly ripped away from us. More and more people with extremist points of view – who are completely unfit – are being nominated for positions of power. It’s frightening, to say the least. However, I am seeing glimmers of hope and…
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NaBloPoMo (11/2106) – Day 15: A Day of Mental Self-Care
It’s been a week, hasn’t it? Highs and lows. Depression and anger. Confusion and fear. It’s been a mixed bag for me. For a lot of us. The hits keep coming, too. And, unfortunately, I think they are going to keep coming. I decided that I needed to take a day, at least, to just…
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NaBloPoMo (11/2016) – Day 14: Before and After
My car was overdue for an oil change. Overdue in miles, not time. I was barely past the suggested 3 months. But I was about 1,300 miles past the recommended mileage. With colder weather heading our way, I figured I should take the time to get this done. Plus, it’s a task that was easy…
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NaBloPoMo (11/2016) – Day 13: It’s still hard, but this helps
Like millions and millions of other people in the US, things are still hard. They are still emotional. We’re moving through grief and fear and sadness and anger and depression and rebellion and rage and everything in between. We’re not experiencing them in a linear fashion. We’re not experiencing them all at once. We’re not…
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NaBloPoMo (11/2016) – Day 12: Tasks for a quiet day
It’s been a slow day in my world. I don’t have much to say today. (I can hear the collective sigh from here.) I did some work for GCLS, because, as a lesbian, I feel it’s important that our stories continue to be told. So I will do the work I need to do to…
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NaBloPoMo (11/2016) – Day 11: “Fun Home” Review
Attending the national touring production of Fun Home was, to put it bluntly, an emotional kick in the stomach. It had already been an emotional week, full of highs and lows, and this was one more thing to toss onto the ever-growing pile of feelings. It is a beautiful show that was beautifully performed. The cast was…
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