I'm mad when I see people gathering. I'm sad I'm not invited. I'm sad because I would've said no anyway. I'm mad that my staying isolated means others have more freedom to gather. I'm mad at myself for forcing my kids to isolate while neighbours gather and play. I'm sad that by doing what's best for my kids, I'm also hurting them. I'm mad that I'm ( Read more... )

Well, the day after I applied to university, I woke up thinking "WHAT HAVE I DONE!???"... seriously, I don't have the time or energy to take university classes.

And so, I now consider the $100 registration fee the price I had to pay to let go of an idea I have had in my head since the day I decided to go to college instead of university.

You see ( Read more... )

Well, I did it.

I applied to take some university courses and work towards getting a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. I signed-up for 4 courses for the winter session.

* Intro to statistics

* Creative writing

* Academic Essay writing

* Intro to culture

There was no Psych 101 available for the Winter session, so I'll have to wait until next year. ( Read more... )

The sky is grey today.

Not the grey of sidewalks and school yards, but the bright shining grey that hints at daylight beneath.

On days like these I feel heavy.

As though someone has filled my pockets  with stones. The weight of them slowly dragging me down throughout the  day.

And then, a sudden break in the clouds.

Like a promise   ( Read more... )

Alright! I warned you... I'm going to be posting some creative writing, so I'm sending you some apologies in advance. (because we all know how much we all love reading our friend's amateur writing, but here goes nothing...)

The assignment was to write a short story from beginning to end, in one sitting, it could be any length, don't worry about ( Read more... )

Hi LJ family - so I'm back. Thanks for your comments on my last post, it's nice to see that there are still LJ'ers out there.

Facebook definitely high-jacked my online social media interactions.

It was when I started the Neil Gaiman Masterclass and he started asking us to evaluated excerpts of our writings that I realized that I haven't actually ( Read more... )

I feel like LJ limiting your friends feed to the last 10 entries unless you're a paid subscription highly limits the chances of people returning to LJ.

In any case, if you're out there - can you leave a comment? I've been taking a writing class and realized that the bulk of my writing used to be done in LJ format. I want to reignite my regular ( Read more... )

I'm getting bigger. Some may say I've really "popped". Good. I kinda want people to stop telling me how "small" I am for how far along I am. I'm not angry, it's just that anytime anyone says "Really? You're not very big" it makes me worry that I'm too small and that my baby isn't healthy. Which I know isn't true because I was the same size for ( Read more... )

The roses are dead
The violets too
You're a horrible gardener
and your poetry sucks

Massage therapy appointment came at the right time... I feel like a million bucks.

Oh, and my hair is short again - will take some getting used to!