weapons of massdistraction

I’d rush out to the first show of the day if I could…but must wait until late this afternoon. The most crucial piece of the equation…we need someone to mind the little man. Today’s celebrity co-host will be my father-in-law (thank you thank you thank you), who has to work until 3 or so. [...]

Time to rejoice…today is the last day I have to take my gut-rot inducing bizarro-world antibiotics. Never before have I been prescribed something with so many ridiculous restrictions: Do not take within two hours of eating; Do not take with antacids, multivitamins, calcium, iron, or magnesium products; Medication should be taken while standing or [...]

It seems damn near impossible to get the husband’s attention, unless we’re in the same room. Shouting from another room, loud as my voice can be, doesn’t always do the trick. I have to contend with closed doors (to keep the cats out of the cat-free zones) and air purifiers that are invariably running. [...]

My body is totally out of whack. Can’t seem to regulate my temperature. It’ll suddenly spike to feverish highs, then plunge to shaky, shivering lows. One strange side effect has been very vivid dreams, that I can recall in detail. I just woke up from one in which I’d gone to a Saturday night [...]

Today I am up before the little man. Usually it’s the other way around. He is such a morning person. Happily he’s content playing in his room until mommy can get herself in gear. He generally doesn’t have too long to wait (maybe a half hour or an hour). But due to the recent [...]