So how many of you (admittedly, 5-6) Lettuce Readers have already given up on the New Year's Resolutions that you made a few weeks ago? Yeah, me too. The difference is that my resolutions were actually achievable this time - set out your clothes for work the night before, make sure that the coffee pot… Continue reading New Year, New You? Nope.
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#tenyearsdunne
Like it was just yesterday. I still remember you on one knee at Manchester Airport (if you want me to say yes to something, asking when I'm jet-lagged and just getting off an 8 hr flight is a good time to ask), and I remember Louise looking concerned that I might have said no when… Continue reading #tenyearsdunne
Impostor Syndrome, la maladie du jour.
What?!?So with my last post, I covered some pretty heavy topics and unpleasant truth, and this time is no different, really. Last time I still had faith in my country and my senators to do the right thing. No, I didn't, that's a lie. Last time I still thought that maybe enough of the people… Continue reading Impostor Syndrome, la maladie du jour.
FTH Oopsie Daisy, 14 August 2004 – 2 December 2016
She truly was transcontinental.You know, I'm sitting here staring at the blank screen and can't even bring myself to type the words that she's gone...and she's been gone for two months now. I still expect to come home and hear her whistling from the bedroom, demanding that I hurry up and let her out. But… Continue reading FTH Oopsie Daisy, 14 August 2004 – 2 December 2016
Lost…but not in translation…
Hey Anne? This is the purple sofa I wanted to marry and bear children....This is going to be a fairly personal episode of the Lettuce, so if that sort of thing makes you twitchy you might want to hit the back button on your browser.Ever since I moved back to the US on 19 May,… Continue reading Lost…but not in translation…