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getting to know work husband
For the last 12 weeks, I have been slowly getting to know someone new. His name is Work Husband and he spends his days in our dining room which is now referred to as his office. Work Husband gets up later than he used to and is generally less stressed around the house when he…
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streaming in place
Mandy sent this text the other day, “So fun—I can come to a socially distanced happy hour instead of arguing more with Craig about our next Netflix show.” Clearly, my husband and I are not the only ones having trouble lining up our media watching plans. We are regularly having the following conversation: ”What are…
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six degrees of reality tv
I am hoping that most of you are familiar with the game “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.’ For the minority readership who are under 35 years old, the idea of the game is that Kevin Bacon (an actor) can be connected by every other actor in Hollywood by six other actors at most. This game…
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deep in denial
On Sunday morning February 23, my friend Heidi sent a startling email to a small group of friends. This is what she said: “Ladies, I hate to be an alarmist but I’ve been watching the progression of COVID-19 over the last month. It’s hit an inflection point over the last few days. It’s gonna be…
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postcards from zoom
Last week, I got a great text from my stepdad. He said, “Your mother is on the StairMaster for the third time today! We may need to institutionalize her!” This little cry for help from Encino, California made me realize that COVID-19 hadn’t actually killed all of my blog ideas. Part of the fun of…
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the year of the throuple
I’m calling it right now. 2020 is the year of the “throuple”! What’s a throuple? I am happy to tell you. Throuple is the convenient term for three partners in a polyamorous relationship. It could be three women, three men, two women and one man, two men and one woman or any combination of people…
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lost in my own space
The date is set. My daughter will move into her college dorm on Wednesday, August 19. I have just seven short months to get prepared. If I’m being honest, I have been anticipating this departure for the last three years. My initial “empty nest” plan includes enjoying the freedom of limited parental responsibilities, having something…
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major laser disaster
On the day after my birthday, Monday, December 2, I went to a plastic surgeon’s office and had a laser procedure done on my face. It was sold to me as a great way to stimulate new collagen production and get rid of brown spots and unevenness on the skin surface. My friend Sandra, who…
Do I have chalk on my face? by Denise Geschke 