Temporary? Insanity

The Egomaniacal Ramblings of a Mildly Deranged Housewife.

Archive for November, 2008

Posted by Kym 30 COMMENTS

Me: I think I’m writing Christmas cards for the wrong reason.
 
Neil: Let me guess.  For the praise, for the glory of getting them out on time, and to show off how pretty the ones you chose are.
 
Me: ~laughing sheepishly~  Yep.  Pretty much.  Ah well, at least I know what’s wrong with me, eh?
 
Problem is…so does he.
 
I haven’t yet decided if this is ultimately a good thing or a not so good thing.  Years of blogging have brought me to the[...]

Posted by Kym 26 COMMENTS

I don’t like the fact that it does, but alas, it’s true. From this comes the dizzy-making feeling of the world spinning, oh oh so fast. In those rare moments when I’m able to focus on someone other than myself the spinning slows or perhaps just shifts. It’s nice to have a break every now and again. I’m realizing I need to do that more often.
Not that it’s not fun to walk down the street and[...]

Posted by Kym 22 COMMENTS

I’m not a fan of extreme weather. I grew up a few blocks from the ocean, ensconced in a mountain ringed valley that sloped down to the sea. The weather was mild but changeable. I remember a day when I walked the four blocks to school and saw it snowing on one side of the street, sleeting on the other, raining further down the street, and shafts of sunlight breaking through on the far end of it[...]

Posted by Kym 37 COMMENTS

So after two and a half years of this blogging thing I’ve finally figured it out. I’ve had my grand little ah-ha! moment. My epiphany. Warning to my non-blogging readers. This post will make little or no sense to you.

So NaNoWriMo (which I’m pretty much set not to complete in time – 18,000 words in 5 days? Technically possible, but my life has already begun unravelling at the seams, thank you very much) has left[...]

Posted by Kym 22 COMMENTS

So before I attempt to be funny to smooth over yesterday’s drama…well, the words “thank you” just seem too trite to express what I’m feeling. Those people who roll their eyes a bit when they hear the word “blog”? Experiences like I had yesterday are what they don’t understand. I was able to come here and just spew. Just pour out whatever popped into my head and then hit publish.
With no fear. None.
In[...]

Posted by Kym 27 COMMENTS

Mentally yes, but in other ways as well.
Christmas is always a tricky time of year. The rampant commercialism, Christ being taken out of Christmas, etc…It’d be pretty easy to go through the season scowling at all the flyers and catalogues and store fronts. I make an attempt every year though to portion off my favourite aspects of the season and focus just on them.
The scent of simmering wassail and fresh baked ginger snaps. Lovingly brushing[...]

Posted by Kym 22 COMMENTS

So once upon a time there was this girl (yes, that would be me – who else do I in all my egomaniacal glory ever write about?). She was your basic timid, sheltered, humour repressed gal with huge heaping helpings of self-doubt and neuroticism tossed in to boot. Her view of the world was narrower than that of a blindered horse and she spent much of her time wrinkling her nose and looking down at people. And[...]

Posted by Kym 28 COMMENTS

Not reading blogs = sad lonely Kim
No laptop = more stair climbing
Less time on computer + schmuck of a husband = FOUR and a half pounds lost since Monday!
Neil’s new fishtank + curious Emma = a four year old with a worryingly cavalier attitude towards death
A Kim eager to lose weight and craving image change = A hair cut that’s just the weest bit too short  Ah well
Having to write 2600 words today, take the kids to the babysitter, attend[...]

Posted by Kym 30 COMMENTS

Please.  I can’t keep up.  I’m wallowing in unread blog posts and I miss you, I do.  But I’m trying to lose weight which means sitting at the computer all day is a bit of a no-no, and I’m doing NaNoWriMo which is a yes-yes but a very stress inducing and time consuming one.  And Becca threw Neil’s laptop down the stairs yesterday so I can’t carry you all around the house with me and pop on here and there. [...]

Posted by Kym 26 COMMENTS

Whether you believe in God, the Universe, Karma, or nothing much at all, there are life events that speak of a greater power overseeing everything. That for all the evil and horror we inflict upon each other, sometimes someone or something steps in and pats us down. Let’s us know we’re not alone. Teaches us that no, it’s not coincidence.
I believe in God. A Heavenly Father. Who much like earthly parents watches his children do[...]