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Escape

I’ve been stuck lately. Sickness and chronic pain and anxiety and assorted bullshit. But today I felt human. Enough to take a shower and leave the house and go write in this tumble-down shack I love…where I can feel like I’ve left the house without actually leaving a house. There’s something about this broken buildingContinue reading “Escape”

Strange new weather patterns

Last night it snowed. That might not seem like much to you but snow is rare here. Rare as diamonds and – in my opinion – more beautiful. The newsman said it’s the first real snowfall here in 30 years and I can believe it. Everyone in Texas seemed outside last night, marveling at theContinue reading “Strange new weather patterns”

Hi. I love you.

Our community is amazing. It’s so strange and lovely and large that sometimes I just watch it from the edges and feel lucky to be a part. If you are here you are a part of that community, even if you’ve never commented here. You are here and you are special and I’m so gratefulContinue reading “Hi. I love you.”

Ow. My heart.

Today is Hailey’s birthday. She’s now officially a teenager, which seems wrong because this was her yesterday: View this post on Instagram Seven years ago today. Happy birthday, sweet girl. A post shared by Jenny Lawson (@thebloggess) on Sep 24, 2017 at 7:33am PDT Or maybe it was seven years ago. Feels like yesterday. ExceptContinue reading “Ow. My heart.”

Surviving September

There’s something about September that wants to eat you. I wrote that years ago and it’s still just as true today. In fact, every September for years and years I’ve written a post about how – for me at least – September brings a sneaking depression with it. This September has been similar, but inContinue reading “Surviving September”

The things we leave behind.

Last month my sister and I were talking about libraries and we suddenly both looked at each other and said, “REMEMBER THAT TURTLE WE USED TO SIT IN?” and our kids sort of looked at each other like we were crazy, and we are, but not about this. I think everyone has at least one thingContinue reading “The things we leave behind.”