Tag Archives: Unplanned Life

Updating My Life Vision
avatar

Posted on February 25, 2016 by

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking over the past few months about why I’ve stalled on the law firm with heart. It’s been a bit of a mystery to me why I haven’t launched. Sure, I had a book … Continue reading →

Posted in Autism, My Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Revised Book Cover for Across An Aqueous Moon
avatar

Posted on February 21, 2016 by

Last month I shared the book cover designed by my multi-talented boyfriend, Nathan McKenna, for my forthcoming poetry collection, Across An Aqueous Moon: Travels in Autism. Finishing Line Press (FLP) loved it–until they switched printers. The new printer means that my chapbook … Continue reading →

Posted in Autism, My Life, Publications | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

More IEP Woes
avatar

Posted on February 18, 2016 by

My daughter Katie has once again been kicked out of school, from a special day class no less, in our oh-so-wonderful district. Apparently autism is too mysterious and complicated for them to handle. Or something like that. This time around … Continue reading →

Posted in Autism, My Life | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Downside of Facebook–An Update
avatar

Posted on February 11, 2016 by

Back in November 2015, I wrote a post called The Downside of Facebook. (You can read it here.) Afterward, I received a surprising number of messages—private messages—from friends who admitted that they too experienced negative emotions, including sorrow, guilt, frustration, … Continue reading →

Posted in My Life | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

In a Sky Full of Stars
avatar

Posted on February 4, 2016 by

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the stars. Maybe it’s because the crowd funding campaign that I implemented for the Eastbay Astronomical Society (EAS) recently came to a successful conclusion. We raised more than $26,000 for Phase I of … Continue reading →

Posted in My Life | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

IEP Woes
avatar

Posted on January 28, 2016 by

It’s January, so that means it’s IEP month. (IEPs are individualized education plans for children with special needs.) Actually, this time around, the IEP madness started in December 2015. It’s a triennial year, so my daughter was subjected to lots … Continue reading →

Posted in Autism, My Life | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Fresh Start, Part 3
avatar

Posted on January 21, 2016 by

Nate and I continued to play with furniture placement in the family room while I researched televisions. We moved the sofa along the long wall that had once housed the green faux-antique armoire. I liked it there, flanked with the … Continue reading →

Posted in My Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Fresh Start, Part 2
avatar

Posted on January 14, 2016 by

After a week of clearing out unwanted and unused junk from my home, I was ready to tackle Phase 2: cleaning and rearranging what was left. We started with the family room, where much of the changes were taking place. … Continue reading →

Posted in My Life | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Fresh Start, Part 1
avatar

Posted on January 7, 2016 by

There’s tremendous chaos in my home of late, but it’s chaos of a good sort. My parents gave me and each of my siblings a generous check for Christmas, and I decided to use the money to buy a new … Continue reading →

Posted in My Life | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

It’s 2016!
avatar

Posted on December 31, 2015 by

It’s 2016! How in the heck did that happen? Wishing you a peaceful, prosperous, gratitude-filled year. I’ll see you in a week with more of my Unplanned Life….

Posted in My Life | Tagged , | Leave a comment