It’s always a shock, when I emerge from the depths of my basement, aka bitch cave, after a hectic holiday season full of anxiety provoking and mental break down invoking projects, activities and deadlines that I started working on in the fall (and continually added to, in over exuberant fashion) to find a new year … Continue reading One Small Step
Author: thehopefulpessimist
I'm an overextended mom and very likely a dismal wife ;) ! Writing seems to have taken on the role of therapy for me after an 'interesting' couple of years that I never saw coming. I elicit somewhat 'sweary' moments and utilize dark humor and sarcasm on top of all the coffee I consume just to get through the day. No longer blissfully oblivious, I can no longer keep my mouth shut....someone help me LOL! I am truly an introvert at heart, but my compassion for human beings has forced me out into this big scary world to share my story, in the hopes of maybe helping just one person realize they are not alone.
Sending Birthday Wishes Out Into the Universe
It's your birthday, and you would've been a whopping 37 years old. Dude, that's so old 😂! I can't saying anything because I am pushing 40 after all! I'm sending your birthday wishes out into the universe today, and I hope they're put to good use. I know you'd accept them, even if they didn't … Continue reading Sending Birthday Wishes Out Into the Universe
We Are All Destined to Become Memories
We just finished making gingerbread houses and everything is sticky…everything. The table, our hands, the floor…well, we won’t talk about the floor, or how much cleaning we will now suffer through for the five minutes of chaotic activity we just endured! The kids are excited and running around like wild animals, while my mom and … Continue reading We Are All Destined to Become Memories
Lethal Letter Combinations
I hope everyone who celebrated Thanksgiving this week, had a wonderful and memorable holiday surrounded by the people you love 🙂 . NBA, CDC, FBI, HIV, CVS, ABC, RDI, BMI, BPM, KRAS, BRCA, NHL, WHO, LOL, LMAO, WTF, FML, and FFS. All interesting letter combinations with a variety of meanings and outcomes. Who knew that … Continue reading Lethal Letter Combinations
Cancer, Meet My Boots
You never think about the unfathomable things you could encounter in your life. It’s unimaginable, unless you’re immersed. But, when the unfathomable or unimaginable does catch up to you, you have no choice but fathom and imagine. You cannot predict life’s course, no matter how much deep contemplation you invest. It will always surprise you … Continue reading Cancer, Meet My Boots
The Hopeful Pessimist 