Lately vol. II

a smattering of everything, and a knowledge of nothing

Hello! What have you been up to? I have been consuming way too much content and creating almost nothing (Julia Cameron would be displeased).

My first-ever Tweet. Not much has changed.

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I mentioned in my last post that I discovered Whitney Port’s YouTube Channel when I was desperate for content that acknowledges how un-fun pregnancy is. This has resulted in me binging her “Reacting to The Hills” series. I have been cackling at her husband, Tim Rosenman, and now I feel like we are all best friends.

I am so grateful that I was not on a reality show in 2006. Not entirely opposed to the idea of being on one today…

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Do you want to know what is delightful? Driving around while listening to the Curb soundtrack! My husband finds this VERY TRIGGERING because he is a curmudgeon.

My favorite tracks include:

• Three Little Maids

• Big Top Polka

• Sur les bateaux mouche

• Piccolo Dingo

• Il circo

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My Goodreads review of the book, Splinters, now has 23 likes so if I don’t respond to your text in a timely manner it’s because I am now famous.

Have you read any good books lately? Please share the titles with me.

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I need new clothes that fit my changing body but I hate spending money. I also am upset because this is such a temporary time. I don’t want to drop $$ on temporary clothes! I have been contemplating ordering from Shein even though it is the worst company ever.

Mari Andrew

’s recent post “How to be imperfect” discusses this ethical quandary.

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I have lots of bad habits and one of them includes feeling the need to comment on everything.

My second ever tweet. No lessons learned.

In middle school, I had a friend with a very old golden retriever. His health was declining. It got to the point where he could not stand up on his own and her parents would have to pick him up and take him outside to go to the bathroom. It was really hard to watch and forever seared judgement in my brain. I concluded that it was WRONG to keep dogs alive when their quality of life was so degraded. Since then I have met a handful of dogs that were clearly being kept alive for their owner’s sake. I never say anything to the dog owner’s face. When did I become a keyboard warrior? An author I enjoy,

Kelton Wright

, wrote an article about driving 500 miles for her sick dog. As I read, I started to get very self righteous. “Cooper has been diagnosed with pancreatitis, an enlarged heart, and pulmonary hypertension — made worse by moving to elevation.” She openly admits to moving somewhere that compounded his health conditions! How could she be writing this piece (asking for sympathy)? I ended up writing a comment about how I believe in death with dignity for pets. I wrote this comment back in June and I still feel bad about it. I could delete the comment but I can’t take it back. Anyway, if you are reading this, Kelton (which is a very cool and unique name), I’m sorry for judging your life choices and feeling compelled to put it into writing.

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A bird flew into our front porch window the other night and didn’t move for a long time. I started bawling because a few months ago we found TWO dead birds on our front porch and I insisted we give them a proper burial in the woods. In the morning, the bird was gone so I am happy they were able to fly away but I still worry if the little nugget is going to be okay. What should I do to ensure more birds don’t fly into our window?

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TTFN!