outing
on Nov 1, 2009until last week, i hadn't uploaded any pics of The Kiddo to Faceb**k. it wasn't that i was ashamed or embarrassed, i just didn't feel like fielding potential questions from the girl who sat next to me in sophomore biology or those of her ilk. in an...

dander
on Oct 19, 2009after i'd seen 3 advertisements on tv for The Agency in the span of 5 days, i'd had enough. i perused their site, looking for a "general comments" mailbox to send my comments on said advertising. my choices were: expectant mom, want to adopt and we...

friday afternoon
on Oct 3, 2009i was lying on the bed reading when my cell phone rang. the house phone rang a few minutes prior, but our phone & answering machine are located in a storage cabinet in the kitchen, and i didn't feel like getting up and just heard the murmuring o...

9.25.09
on Sep 25, 2009i've been struggling over this post for about a week. i'm sure of my forthcoming posts will have me struggling. and that's okay. my therapist knows nothing, and i mean nothing, about adoption. at all. zippo. nada.i'm extremely frustrated. i've...

reflux
on Sep 18, 2009when my alarm sounded at 230 this morning, i went about my usual routine. while shaking myself from sleep, i checked in on faceb**k and my feed reader, and found a great freakin' post from Claud. and while i've been at work this morning, her "#1" h...

bus pass
on Sep 5, 2009one of the issues i've been struggling with, both adoption and non-adoption related, is inconsistency in relationships.  i allow myself to become subjected to other people's emotional whims and needs when convenient.sure, before The Kiddo was born,...

in the living room
on Aug 26, 2009while sitting here watching yet another VH1 Top 100 Videos of the 1980's (because we just can't enough nostalgia at our house), another ad from The Agency was shown during commercial break, sandwiched between a Tostito's spot and a Saturn clip that m...

The Great Pink Elephant Analogy
on Aug 23, 2009much like how The Great Dorito Analogy hit me like a ton of bricks, my boss tossed another one at me on Friday, while we were catching up on things.  sometimes it's really great working for a small business: we're more like family.  she knows about...

Adoption Blogging: Old Skool Style
on Aug 15, 2009in the hospital, they don't let you have a pen.  or a full sized pencil.  there are boxes of golf pencils available, but they keep a point for only about 20 minutes, which is frustrating to the "holy jebus i've got a lot to get out of my system" ty...

this could be the start of something good
on Aug 10, 2009i had my first "real" therapy appointment today.when i first sat down with "Carol", i told her straight away that i had put off therapy for so long because i'd been waiting for the Magic Adoption Counselor to materialize out of thin air.  obviously,...