Applying eye-liner. Understanding and responding to written communication, esp. in the form of e-mail. Addressing Christmas cards. Walking without stepping on the cats. (And that’s just today…)
So, if everything goes as planned (ha), I’ll be in Congo again in about five months. Tentative dates are for mid-to-late May…ish? Should know something more concrete soon, I hope. But at any rate, this time last year I had just signed on for the first trip, and I was scared stupid and trying to [...]
Dear December, First, let me begin by saying how much I absolutely adore you. Really, I do. And this year doubly so, because I was so bummed at being all alone for Thanksgiving, and then you came along, December, with all your non-Thanksgiving-themed merchandise, music, and festivities—and, with the hope of seeing family at the [...]
I’m not sure that I’ve ever been an assertive person. Oh, my mother, who listened to radio shows devoted to mental-health topics like boundaries, made sure I knew the difference between being assertive and being aggressive. The best I’ve ever managed is passive-aggressive; I’ve not made it to assertive yet. I certainly had plenty of [...]
