His Dream, Not Mine
I neglected to mention what happened when I called TWD last week to arrange the handoff. “Do you have a couple minutes?” I asked. “I was…
Throwback Thursday: Of Daydreams and Die Cut Machines
I kind of want to smack myself when I read old posts from my days at The Shop. Partially for my own snarkiness (I’m pretty sure…
The Rain Test
Eventually, I’m going to have to stop posting about TWD. After all, no one is going to date a girl who blogs about her ex-boyfriend every…
The Truth, The Whole Truth
Today makes two weeks. My brother called to see how I was doing yesterday and, after a few minutes, finally ventured “Is it too soon to…
Best Practices for Breaking Up
I’m terrible at break ups. That not to say that anyone is particularly good at them but if there’s a better way to handle things and…
Throwback Thursday: Introducing Abuela Esther
It took some digging but I finally found my first ever post about my grandmother. This was written in the days before she moved in with…
Between Crazy and Comedy
I was wrong when I said the saddest part about breaking up with TWD was breaking up with his kids. That was a sad part but…
Breaking Up… with the Kids
The saddest thing, by far, about this relationship ending is that it hasn’t left just one hole. It’s left three. TWD’s youngest accidentally took a pair…
Tell Me on a Monday?
It’s been three days, ten hours and approximately 35 minutes. I feel okay. I feel good even. As if a weight is lifted, but then, without…
Throwback Thursday: Otherwise Known as Career Development
For today’s trip down memory lane, I’ve selected another post from my days at The Shop. Don’t let the title fool you. It was quite horrifying…
A Girl’s Guide to, you know…
Step 1: Remove photos from desk Step 2: Remove photo from desktop Step 3: Unfriend Step 4: Unfriend Mutual Friends, Set 1 (his) Step 5: Notify…
How to Avoid Judge Judy
When I told my mother that TWD and I were *thinking* about moving in together, she gave me two pieces of advice. 1) Make sure you…
Fieldwork in Stilettos 