Tag Archives: mom

Optimistic Friday

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Erin D. | Permalink 3

It’s a beautiful day out. I don’t want to talk about how Chickenhead was also killed night before last, or how The Engineir very thoughtfully tried to protect [..]

Chickens, Farmers' Markets, Food, Mental Well-Being, Mom , , , , , , , ,

Battles Lost

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Erin D. | Permalink 1

Today, we attended my mom’s best friend’s funeral. Kat fought breast cancer for years, but ultimately lost. So many friends and family members attended the service… she was [..]

Mom, Musing ,

Our World

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Erin D. | Permalink 1

Mom tries to write down her day – 5.27M This is a file that will play in Quicktime and probably other audio players. Your browser may play it, [..]

Mom ,

The Daily Mom

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Erin D. | Permalink 1

A few months ago, I started keeping a journal called The Daily Mom. Designed mainly to be a document for keeping dates and details straight, as well as [..]

Mental Well-Being, Mom, Stress ,

Landing

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Erin D. | Permalink 6

For about a decade, I’ve struggled with an inability to focus on things I’m not interested in, and an inability to remember things associated with that subject. Ask [..]

Allergies, Gluten-Free, Health, Mental Well-Being, Mom, Stress , ,

Blogs from the Edge

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Erin D. | Permalink 0

My first drug dealer was my mother. It began when I was about five or six, and innocently enough. She’d give me Dramamine on car trips with a [..]

Health, Mom , , ,

Life is What Happens While You’re Making Other Plans

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Erin D. | Permalink 12

Here we are, eight months after my mother was struck by an inattentive driver while in her car. During this time, she has received very little cognitive treatment [..]

Community, Mental Well-Being, Personal Responsibility , ,

Pickles for Mom, Pickles for You!

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Erin D. | Permalink 2

My mom’s financial and health situation right now is dire. She’s at risk for losing her home and she’s already lost her career as the result of being [..]

Canning, Fermented Foods, Food, From the Garden, Gardening, Gluten-Free, Harvest, Vegetarian , ,

Volumes

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Erin D. | Permalink 6

This was a difficult post to write and to share, yet as ashamed as I am at its content, I need to confess – apparently in a long [..]

Mental Well-Being