Emily Suess
Author. Zentangle enthusiast. Brain cancer haver.
Shower Thoughts #7: Twice Indicted
Another episode of my definitely very original Shower Thoughts series. If you're new here, I consider being politically engaged a life-long obligation. Either a skunk sprayed or 50 of my neighbors are smoking really bad weed in my backyard right now. I think one of...
Gratuitous Kitten Photos
Got his paperwork and he was born March 5. Squee! (I was born March 4.) Oliver was everywhere at once and then just like that, he was zonked. Izzy isn't really happy about him, but she tolerates him...
Oliver’s Coming and Other Happy Stuff
I'm in the mood to write about only good news, so that's what you're getting today. We're getting a kitten, my lymph nodes aren't cancerous, and my muscles are coming back online after a medication...
Ode to Boomer
It's been about a month since we lost Boomer. I'm not over it, of course, but I'm doing better. Processing the grief. You might remember last year that Boomer was at the emergency vet quite a bit. That was all related to his chronic hepatitis. It's not out of the blue...
A Little Depressed Here
Boomer crossed the rainbow bridge on Tuesday, and I don't feel up to much. I just wanted to put up a post because it's been a while and people are worrying. I'll write more when I can, but for right now I just want to grieve the loss of my Bestest Good Boy.
Coffee and Cake
Let's start with the good news that isn't about coffee and cake. (We'll get to that though.) I woke up before noon today---10:00 am! I've been having a hard time falling asleep this week. I mostly blame the weather, but there are other factors. Thing is, I don't feel...
Signs of Life
One of the ways I can tell I'm feeling better is that I am getting things done again. That includes posting a new Zentangle video that went live this morning. Also I'm already thinking about new ones to create. Signs of life. My hands are unsteady and my grip feels...
From To-Do to Done-Did
Today, Super Bowl Sunday, I didn't get much of anything done. I was awake until 4:00 a.m. and spent a nice chunk of my afternoon napping. Yesterday, though, that's when I switched a few list items from To-Do to Done-Did. I: Transferred a balance I was carrying on one...
Today was OK
I hesitate to say today was OK, because what counts as OK for me requires a lot of expectation management on the part of everyone else. But you know what? That's not my problem. I don't know why I continue to feel like I need to be understood by people. It's...